- Paroxysm of coughing
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Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.
Paroxysm of coughing
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paroxysm — [[t]pæ̱rəksɪzəm[/t]] paroxysms 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A paroxysm of emotion is a sudden, very strong occurrence of it. Later the same day, he exploded in a paroxysm of rage which continued for half an hour. ...a paroxysm of grief. Syn: fit 2) N… … English dictionary
Paroxysm — In medicine, a paroxysm is a violent attack. It may be due to the sudden occurrence of symptoms or the acute exacerbation (the abrupt worsening) of preexisting symptoms. You may have a paroxysm of coughing as opposed, for example, to a lingering… … Medical dictionary
paroxysm — noun Etymology: Middle English paroxism, from Medieval Latin paroxysmus, from Greek paroxysmos, from paroxynein to stimulate, from para + oxynein to provoke, from oxys sharp more at oxygen Date: 15th century 1. a fit, attack, or sudden increase… … New Collegiate Dictionary
paroxysm — noun (C) 1 a paroxysm of rage/jealousy/laughter etc a sudden uncontrollable expression of strong feeling: Joshua suddenly broke out into a paroxysm of sobbing. 2 a sudden, short attack of pain, coughing, shaking etc (+ of): paroxysms of coughing… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
paroxysm — par|ox|ys|m [ˈpærəksızəm] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: paroxysme, from Greek paroxysmos, from paroxynein to encourage into action , from oxys sharp ] 1.) a sudden expression of strong feeling that you cannot control paroxysm of ▪ Had she … Dictionary of contemporary English
paroxysm — noun paroxysms of coughing Syn: spasm, attack, fit, burst, bout, convulsion, seizure, outburst, eruption, explosion, access … Thesaurus of popular words
whoop — The loud sonorous inspiration in pertussis with which the paroxysm of coughing terminates, due to spasm of the larynx (glottis). systolic w. SYN: systolic honk. * * * whoop hüp, hu̇p vi to make the characteristic whoop of whooping cough whoop … Medical dictionary
par|ox|ysm — «PAR uhk sihz uhm», noun. 1. a) a severe, sudden attack: »a paroxysm of coughing. b) a sudden, severe attack of the symptoms of a disease, usually recurring periodically: »a malarial paroxysm. 2. a sudden outburst of emotion or activity: »a… … Useful english dictionary
Pertussis — Classification and external resources A young boy coughing due to pertussis. ICD 10 A37 … Wikipedia
Malaria — An infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites from the Plasmodium family that can be transmitted by the sting of the Anopheles mosquito or by a contaminated needle or transfusion. Falciparum malaria is the most deadly type. The symptoms of… … Medical dictionary
fit — n Fit, attack, access, accession, paroxysm, spasm, convulsion are comparable when they denote a sudden seizure or spell resulting from an abnormal condition of body or mind. The last three are too specific in their technical medical senses to be… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
