syncope

noun3

1. •
   A loss of consciousness when fainting.

   • Schneider, the father of rhinology, mentions a woman in whom the odor of orange-flowers produced syncope. — 1896
2. •
   The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.
3. •
   A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.