EPICRISIS

Etymology 1

Noun

epicrisis (plural epicrises)

A critical or analytical study, evaluation, or summing up, especially of a medical case history.

(rhetoric) A quotation followed by a commentary.

A commentary or annotation of a text.

(historical) A Roman census in Egypt related to the determination of liability for poll tax.

Etymology 2

Noun

epicrisis (plural epicrises)

Something that follows a crisis; a secondary crisis, especially of a disease.

Source: Wiktionary



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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