the medical term for fainting is
The medical term for fainting is syncope. Fainting is a sudden loss of consciousness, usually temporary and typically caused by a lack of oxygen in the brain. The brain oxygen deprivation has many possible causes, including hypotension (low blood pressure).his rise in the heart rate results in hypotension (drop in blood pressure) in other parts of the body, because the brain is flooded with blood (at the expense of other parts of the body). Hyperventilation combined with hypotension may result in short-term loss of consciousness, muscle weakening, and syncope (fainting).