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View definitions for become unconscious

become unconscious

verb as in faint

verb as in swoon

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The condition can cause people to become unconscious and die.

Lawrence said they spent about 50 minutes in 37-degree water, a situation made even more dangerous by a heart condition that eventually led her to become unconscious after completing the 3/4 mile swim with Aadland’s assistance.

Some scientists have used brain scans to detect signs of consciousness in people diagnosed as being in a vegetative state, for example, while others have used brain waves to determine when people become unconscious under anesthesia.

If that blood flow is cut off in a chokehold or a stranglehold, some people can become unconscious in three to four seconds.

After they realise that he had become unconscious, the officers are seen slapping his face and saying "Edward, wake up".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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