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ex·ac·er·ba·tion (eg-zas″ər-baґshən) [ex- + L. acerbus harsh] increase in the severity of a disease or any of its symptoms.Medical dictionary. 2011.
exacerbation — [ ɛgzasɛrbasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1503, repris XVIIIe; lat. exacerbatio « irritation » → acerbe ♦ Didact. ou littér. Aggravation passagère des symptômes d une maladie. ⇒ exaspération, intensification, paroxysme, redoublement. Exacerbation d une douleur.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Exacerbation — Ex*ac er*ba tion ([e^]gz*[a^]s [ e]r*b[=a] sh[u^]n) n. [Cf. F. exacerbation.] 1. The act of rendering more violent or bitter; the state of being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity; as, exacerbation of passion. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exacerbation — (v. lat.), 1) Erbitterung; 2) Steigerung einer Krankheit, bes. eines Fiebers … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Exacerbation — Exacerbation, lat. deutsch, Erbitterung; Steigerung der Krankheitssymptome … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
exacerbation — index damage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
exacerbation — c.1400, from L.L. exacerbationem (nom. exacerbatio), noun of action from pp. stem L. exacerbare exasperate, irritate, provoke, from ex thoroughly (see EX (Cf. ex )) + acerbus harsh, bitter, from acer sharp, keen (see ACRID (Cf … Etymology dictionary
exacerbation — (è kza sèr ba sion) s. f. Terme de médecine. Accroissement passager de l intensité des accidents d une maladie. SYNONYME EXACERBATION, PAROXYSME, REDOUBLEMENT. Étymologiquement, l exacerbation indique que le mal devient plus acerbe ; le… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Exacerbation — Die Exazerbation (Rekrudeszenz, oder auch medizinisch international Exacerbation) leitet sich von lateinisch exacerbatio ([ex ]acerbare, „verschlimmern“) ab und bedeutet „Verschlimmerung“. Meist versteht man in der Medizin darunter den Ausbruch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
exacerbation — exacerbate ► VERB ▪ make (something bad) worse. DERIVATIVES exacerbation noun. ORIGIN Latin exacerbare make harsh … English terms dictionary
exacerbation — noun 1. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse (Freq. 3) the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care • Syn: ↑aggravation • Derivationally related forms: ↑exacerbate, ↑aggravate ( … Useful english dictionary
exacerbation — noun see exacerbate … New Collegiate Dictionary
