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PAROXYSM (Med. Lat. paroxysntus, from the Gr. wapotbvety, to make sharp, odes)

PAROXYSM (Med. See also:
LAT
Lat. paroxysntus, from the Gr. wapotbvety, to make See also:
SHARP, GRANVILLE (1735-1813)
SHARP, JAMES (1618-1679)
SHARP, JOHN (1645-1714)
SHARP, RICHARD (1759-1835)
SHARP, WILLIAM (1749-1824)
SHARP, WILLIAM (1856-1905)
sharp, odes) , a violent outbreak or display of emotion or feeling . The See also:

TERM

term is used of a See also:

fit of See also:

LAUGHTER

laughter, See also:

pain, anger or fear, and particularly an acute See also:

STAGE (Fr. 6/age; from Lat. stare, to stand)

stage in a disease is the earliest sense of the word .

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