epicrisis

[ih-pik-ruh-sis]

noun

a critical study or evaluation.

Origin of epicrisis

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

epicrisis

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

noun Medicine/Medical.

something that follows a crisis; a secondary crisis.

Origin of epicrisis

epi- + crisis

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Examples from the Web for epicrisis

Historical Examples of epicrisis

Fries admits them as distinct species in the new edition of his “Epicrisis.”
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

British Dictionary definitions for epicrisis

epicrisis

noun

pathol a secondary crisis occurring in the course of a disease

Word Origin for epicrisis

C20: from epi- + crisis

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epicrisis in Medicine

epicrisis

[ĕp′ĭ-krī′sĭs, ĕp′ĭ-krī′sĭs]

n.

A secondary crisis in the course of a disease.