What is a periodical increase of violence in a disease, as in remittent or continious fever; an increased energy of diseased and painful action called?
exacerbation — (Med.) A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as in remittent or continious fever; an increased energy of diseased and painful action. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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