The medical term vasovagal syncope refers to a drop in blood pressure leading to fainting or just dizziness and caused by a variety of factors, all encompassed by the term vasovagal which means a vas(cular) effect involving the vag(us) nerve (which means they don't really know what causes it). I have such a condition and when walking in Paris next month, I would like to be able to tell passerbys what's wrong with me if need be. The treatment, by the way, is just to lie down until you get better (hooray for modern medicine).
medical term for syncope
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That might be "vague syncope" but I don't think passerbys would easily understand that...nom de plume said:
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It's called by non-specialists "un malaise vagal", but probably professionals use "une syncope vasovagale" or ""syncope vagale" (a few hits on Google). Is there a doctor here? 
Bonjour nom de plume,
Welcome to the forum!
We also say "syncope" in French.
You may ask people "je dois m'allonger et tout ira bien" (I suggest you to have a look at the "useful links" thread to find out a French pronunciation website where you would get the right pronunciation).
You could also permanently have in your pocket a paper indicating: "Je suis sujet aux syncopes vasovagales. Ce n'est pas grave. Je dois m'allonger et tout ira bien. Je vous remercie." It could help people not to be frighten when it would happen.
Bon séjour à Paris !
Welcome to the forum!
We also say "syncope" in French.
You may ask people "je dois m'allonger et tout ira bien" (I suggest you to have a look at the "useful links" thread to find out a French pronunciation website where you would get the right pronunciation).
You could also permanently have in your pocket a paper indicating: "Je suis sujet aux syncopes vasovagales. Ce n'est pas grave. Je dois m'allonger et tout ira bien. Je vous remercie." It could help people not to be frighten when it would happen.
Bon séjour à Paris !
Or just tell them you're prone to fainting. It depends on how much you want to "medicalize" it. And you may or may not want to trigger a discussion about the next person's Aunt Sophie's experience with HER syncope, etc... LOL
What's the difference between fainting and syncope?...
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What's the difference between fainting and syncope?...
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...$250.
Your joke is quite pointless and in bad taste.JohninVirginia said:Or just tell them you're prone to fainting. It depends on how much you want to "medicalize" it. And you may or may not want to trigger a discussion about the next person's Aunt Sophie's experience with HER syncope, etc... LOL
What's the difference between fainting and syncope?...
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...$250.
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