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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λιποθυμία (lipothumía) from λιπο- (lipo-), itself from λείπω (leípō), + θυμός (thumós).
Noun
lipotimia f (plural lipotimie)
- (medicine) blackout, collapse, faint
- Synonyms: svenimento, collasso, deliquio, mancamento
Further reading
- lipotimia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Noun
lipotimia f (plural lipotimias)
- (medicine) collapse
2015 July 18, “Salud alerta de que se han duplicado los accidentes por ahogamiento”, in El País:Algo como una simple lipotimia en medio acuático puede conllevar un ahogo", ha explicado el director del SEM, Francesc Bonet.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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