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epicrisis

1
[ih-pik-ruh-sis]
noun
  1. a critical study or evaluation.

Origin of epicrisis

1
< Greek epikrísis a judgment (Compare epikrī́nein to judge, equivalent to epi- epi- + krī́nein to judge); see crisis

epicrisis

2
[ep-i-krahy-sis, ep-ee-]
noun Medicine/Medical.
  1. something that follows a crisis; a secondary crisis.

Origin of epicrisis

2
epi- + crisis
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epicrisis

noun
  1. 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.
  1. A secondary crisis in the course of a disease.
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