fainting spells
Brief consciousness losses
Fainting spells are recurring episodes of losing consciousness, typically brief and caused by reduced blood flow to the brain.
The term suggests a pattern rather than a single incident: She's been having fainting spells since the heat wave started.
Spells here carries its sense of a period characterized by a particular condition.
- dizzySensation of spinning
- head rushMomentary dizziness upon rising
- blackoutComplete power loss
- collapseSudden structural failure
- syncopeTemporary loss of consciousness
lightheaded · seeing stars · swooning · passing out · vertigo · unconscious · woozy · pale · cold sweat · nausea · weakness · smelling salts · floor · catching · tunnel vision · blood pressure · heart pounding · slumping
- dizzinessdizziness, lightheadedness, vertigo, wooziness, giddiness
- Faintingsyncope, passing out, blackouts, swooning, collapse
fainting spellswakefulness
State of being conscious
alertness · lucidity · hypervigilance · awareness · mental clarity
fainting spellsrobust health
Excellent physical condition
vitality · steadiness · hardiness · stamina · perfect health
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