- fainting spell
- Temporary loss of consciousness caused by want of sufficient blood supply for the brain; not a disease or bodily infirmity. 29 Am J Rev ed Ins § 749.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
fainting spell
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