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paremptosis

paremptosis noun: parembole.

Noun

paremptosis (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, rhetoric) parembole
  2. (no plural) A sudden and significant drop in blood pressure, often leading to fainting or syncope.

Origin of paremptosis

From Ancient Greek παρέμπτωσις (parémptōsis, “coming in beside”); παρεν- (paren-, “beside”) + πτῶσις (ptôsis, “falling”).

Questions about paremptosis

What does paremptosis mean?
Paremptosis means parembole.
What part of speech is paremptosis?
Paremptosis is a noun.

Words near paremptosis in the dictionary

  1. paremiological
  2. paremiologically
  3. paremiologist
  4. paremiologists
  5. paremiology
  6. paremptosis
  7. paren
  8. parencephala
  9. parencephalitis
  10. parencephalocele
  11. parencephalon

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