LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does loss of consciousness mean? 

• LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (noun)
  The noun LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS has 1 sense:

1. the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond

  Familiarity information: LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("loss of consciousness" is a kind of...):

alteration; change; modification (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loss of consciousness"):

deliquium; faint; swoon; syncope (a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain)

 Context examples 

These problems can produce seizures, unusual body movements, a loss of consciousness or changes in consciousness, as well as mental problems or problems with the senses.

(Epilepsy, NCI Dictionary)

Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness.

(Fainting, NIH)

Compounds that alleviate pain without loss of consciousness.

(Analgesic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

If a brain aneurysm bursts, symptoms can include a sudden, severe headache, nausea and vomiting, stiff neck, loss of consciousness, and signs of a stroke.

(Brain Aneurysm, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

It can cause headaches, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, confusion, loss of consciousness, and other health problems.

(Acetone, NCI Dictionary)

Signs and symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting, convulsions and loss of consciousness.

(Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Natural or synthetic compound mixtures, Analgesic Preparations relieve pain by altering the perception of nociceptive stimuli without loss of consciousness.

(Analgesic Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)

A generalized tonic-clinic seizure, characterized by loss of consciousness.

(Grand Mal Seizure, NCI Thesaurus)

These episodes may or may not be associated with loss of consciousness or convulsions.

(Epilepsy, NCI Thesaurus)

Various investigations have shown that communication between different areas of the cerebral cortex is interrupted during non-REM sleep and also when a patient is under anaesthesia, due to the loss of consciousness.

(Brain Is Still 'Connected' during Non-REM Sleep, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)