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carotid sinus syndrome

ca·rot·id si·nus syn·drome


noun 
Definition:
 
tendency to faint: a recurrent loss of consciousness caused by extreme slowing of the heart as a result of the excessive stimulation of sinuses situated at the branched carotid arteries of the neck. It sometimes includes convulsions and occasionally even cardiac arrest.

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