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  • 21syncope — Loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished cerebral blood flow. [G. synkope, a cutting short, a swoon] Adams Stokes s. s. due to complete AV block. SYN: Morgagni Adams Stokes s.. cardiac s. fainting with unconsciousness of any …

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  • 22fatigue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. weary, tire, exhaust; jade, fag; bore, irk, wear; weaken, debilitate, overstrain, overtax, overwork. n. tiredness, weariness, exhaustion, lassitude, feebleness; exertion, strain; faintness, labor,… …

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  • 23Fatigue — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fatigue >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fatigue fatigue Sgm: N 1 weariness weariness &c. 841 Sgm: N 1 yawning yawning drowsiness &c. 683 Sgm: N 1 lassitude lassitude tiredness fatigation| …

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  • 24languor — (n.) c.1300, disease, distress, mental suffering, from O.Fr. langor sickness, weakness (Mod.Fr. langueur), from L. languorem (nom. languor) faintness, feebleness, lassitude, from languere be weak or faint (see LAX (Cf. lax)). Sense shifted to… …

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  • 25faint — [[t]fe͟ɪnt[/t]] fainter, faintest, faints, fainting, fainted 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity. He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping... The room… …

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  • 26dimness — noun 1. the state of being poorly illuminated • Syn: ↑duskiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑dusky (for: ↑duskiness), ↑dim • Hypernyms: ↑semidarkness …

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  • 27heat exhaustion — noun a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes • Syn: ↑heat prostration • Hypernyms: ↑heatstroke, ↑heat hyperpyrexia * * * noun : a condition characterized by faintness or fainting …

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  • 28softness — noun 1. the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded (Freq. 2) • Ant: ↑hardness • Derivationally related forms: ↑soft • Hypernyms: ↑consistency, ↑consistence, ↑ …

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  • 29Chemical solution — Solution So*lu tion (s[ o]*l[=u] sh[u^]n), n. [OE. solucion, OF. solucion, F. solution, fr. L. solutio, fr. solvere, solutum, to loosen, dissolve. See {Solve}.] 1. The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a… …

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  • 30Common recovery — Recovery Re*cov er*y (r?*k?v ?r*?), n. 1. The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession. [1913 Webster] 2. Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc. [1913… …

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