lipotimia

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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)

  1. (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)

  1. (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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