epicrisis

¹ American  

[ih-pik-ruh-sis] / ɪˈpɪk rə sɪs /

noun

1. a critical study or evaluation.

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epicrisis ² American  

[ep-i-krahy-sis, ep-ee-] / ˈɛp ɪˌkraɪ sɪs, ˈɛp i- /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. something that follows a crisis; a secondary crisis.

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epicrisis British  

/ ˈɛpɪˌkraɪsɪs /

noun

1. pathol a secondary crisis occurring in the course of a disease

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Etymology

Origin of epicrisis¹

< Greek epikrísis a judgment (Compare epikrī́nein to judge, equivalent to epi- epi- + krī́nein to judge); see crisis

Origin of epicrisis²

epi- + crisis

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