D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Fainting

/fān'-tĭng/ · Faint·ing · IPA /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/
01 n. Syncope, or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of the blood supply to the brain, the face becoming pallid, the respiration feeb…
  1. 1.
    Syncope, or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of the blood supply to the brain, the face becoming pallid, the respiration feeble, and the heat's beat weak.
Phrases & compounds
Fainting fit — a fainting or swoon; syncope.