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Paroxysm
Paroxysm Par"ox*ysm, n. [F. paroxysme, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
sharpen, irritate; ? beside, beyond + ? to sharpen, from ?
sharp.]
1. (Med.) The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that
occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or
intermissions. --Arbuthnot.
2. Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or
action; a convulsion; a fit.
The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair.
--South.
Meaning of Paroxysms from wikipedia
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Paroxysmal attacks or
paroxysms are a
sudden recurrence or
intensification of symptoms, such as a
spasm or seizure.
These short,
frequent symptoms can...
- urine,
retinal damage, and convulsions. The
classic symptom of
malaria is
paroxysm—a
cyclical occurrence of
sudden coldness followed by
shivering and then...
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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a
disorder arising from a
problem in the
inner ear.
Symptoms are repeated,
brief periods of
vertigo with...
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Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare, acquired, life-threatening
disease of the
blood characterized by
destruction of red
blood cells by...
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Paroxysmal tachycardia is a form of
tachycardia which begins and ends in an
acute (or
paroxysmal) manner. It is also
known as Bouveret-Hoffmann syndrome...
- The
paroxysmal dyskinesias (PD) are a
group of
movement disorders characterized by
attacks (
paroxysms) of
hyperkinesia (excessive restlessness) with intact...
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Paroxysmal tonic upgaze (PTU) of
childhood is a rare and
distinctive neuro-ophthalmological
syndrome characterized by
episodes (
paroxysms) of sustained...
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various names,
including familial paroxysmal polyserositis,
periodic peritonitis,
recurrent polyserositis,
benign paroxysmal peritonitis,
periodic disease...
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Paroxysmal hemoglobinuria can
refer to:
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria Paroxysmal cold
hemoglobinuria Hemoglobinuria This
disambiguation page lists...
- obstruction. The
attack of
colic pain is
called 'Dietl's crisis' or 'renal
paroxysm'.[citation needed] It is
believed to
result from
deficiency of supporting...
