A period of time, a while; (later esp.) a very short one; an instant, a moment. Cf. thrall, n.2
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释义 | the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > [noun] > paroxysm (8) throwOE A period of time, a while; (later esp.) a very short one; an instant, a moment. Cf. thrall, n.2 passiona1393 A fit or seizure; a faint. Frequently with take. Obsolete. paroxysma1413 Medicine. An episode of increased acuteness or severity of a disease, esp. one recurring periodically in the course of the disease; a sudden… storm1540 Pathology. A paroxysm, violent access (of pain or disease). Now chiefly with qualifying word, as asthmatic storm, rheumatic storm. fit1557 A paroxysm, or one of the recurrent attacks, of a periodic or constitutional ailment. In later use also with wider sense: A sudden and somewhat… acerbation1684 Medicine. = exacerbation, n. 2. Obsolete. rare. redoublement1740 Medicine. A paroxysm, exacerbation, or relapse of a disease. Cf. redoubling, n.2 2. Obsolete. redoubling1747 = redoublement, n. 2. Also in figurative context. Obsolete. rare. |
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