Meaning of EXACERBATION
| Pronunciation: | | igz`asurb'eyshun
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- [n] action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
- [n] violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel"
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| | Synonyms: | | aggravation |
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| | See Also: | | exasperation, intensification | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*ac`er*ba"tion\n. [Cf. F. exacerbation.]
1. The act rendering more violent or bitter; the state of
being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity;
as, exacerbation of passion.
2. (Med.) A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as
in remittent or continious fever; an increased energy of
diseased and painful action.
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