EXACERBATIONS

Noun

exacerbations

plural of exacerbation

Source: Wiktionary


EXACERBATION

Ex*ac`er*ba"tion n. Etym: [Cf. F. exacerbation.]

1. The act rendering more violent or bitter; the state of being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity; as, exacerbation of passion.

2. (Med.)

Definition: A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as in remittent or continious fever; an increased energy of diseased and painful action.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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