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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 861 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PAROXYSM (Med.
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Lat. paroxysntus, from the Gr. wapotbvety, to make
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sharp, odes)  , a violent outbreak or display of emotion or feeling . The
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term is used of a
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fit of
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laughter,
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pain, anger or fear, and particularly an acute
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stage in a disease is the earliest sense of the word .

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