GC: n
S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S088761850200169X (last access: 24 June 2023); SAGEJ – https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1403494809105026?journalCode=sjpc (last access: 24 June 2023).
N: 1. early 14c., “feebleness, weariness,” from faint (adj.) + -ness. Meaning “exhaustion” is mid-15c. Of color, light, etc., from 1640s. also from early 14c.
2. the state or condition of being faint : partial or near loss of consciousness.
3. Symptoms (Medicine); Nervous System; Cardiovascular System: A condition characterized by failure of vision and momentary unconsciousness, due to diminished circulation to the brain. Syn: loss of consciousness, blackout.
4. Symptoms (Medicine): A sensation of impending loss of consciousness. Syn: lipothymia.
5. Light-headedness (near syncope) is a sense that one is about to faint.
Fainting (syncope) is a sudden, brief loss of consciousness during which the person falls to the ground or slumps in a chair followed by a return to consciousness. The person is motionless and limp and may have cool legs and arms, a weak pulse, and shallow breathing.
S: 1. OED – https://www.etymonline.com/word/faintness (last access: 24 June 2023). 2. MW – https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/faintness (last access: 24 June 2023). 3 & 4. TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=FAINTNESS&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 24 June 2023). 5. MSD – https://www.msdmanuals.com/home/heart-and-blood-vessel-disorders/symptoms-of-heart-and-blood-vessel-disorders/fainting (last access: 24 June 2023).
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CR: lipothymia, malaise, syncope.
