epicrisis

¹ 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 ² American  

[ih-pik-ruh-sis] / ɪˈpɪk rə sɪs /

noun

1. a critical study or evaluation.

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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

epi- + crisis

Origin of epicrisis¹

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

Example Sentences

I have received from a friend Professor Siegesbeck's Verioris Botanosophiæ Specimen, with his Epicrisis on my writings.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg