Exacervation

Quick meaning: Exacervation is a noun meaning (medicine, uncommon) A recurrence of a symptom; paroxysm.

Meaning

(medicine, uncommon) A recurrence of a symptom; paroxysm.

More Meanings

1. (obsolete) The act of heaping up.

Example Sentences

Reproductive outflow tract obstruction can predispose to development of endometriosis, through exacervation of retrograde menstruation.

The typical immuno-pathologic appreciation of this reaction could be presented in a few cases of acute exacervations. In these cases the titers in the reaction ran down with the onset of exacervation and rose in higher titer than before exacervation after the period of about two weeks.

Recovery now progressively succeeded, as after the former eruptions of matter, for several days, during which his appetite improved, and his strength increased, so that he sat up by day, and rested pretty well at night, still slight evening exacervation continued, followed by night sweats; bowels costive requiring the daily administration of laxitives.

Not that I would not plunge with avidity into the exacervation of botanical knowledge if I had the opportunity; but, if this chance be not marked out for me on 'the golden scroll of Fate, whereon are writ, in God's own hand allthings which happen', I am not debarrred the pleasure of enjoying their bright hues and delicious aromas, which is a greater privilege than many others have.

Word Forms

• exacervations

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include exaggeration, aggeration, exageration, upheaping, exacerbescence, exasperation.

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