epicrisis

¹

[ ih-pik-ruh-sis ]

noun

1. a critical study or evaluation.

epicrisis

²

[ ep-i-krahy-sis, ep-ee- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

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

epicrisis

/ ˈɛpɪˌkraɪsɪs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of epicrisis¹

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

Origin of epicrisis²

epi- + crisis

Word History and Origins

Origin of epicrisis¹

C20: from epi- + crisis

Example Sentences

Fries admits them as distinct species in the new edition of his “Epicrisis.”

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