epicrisis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(Lit. i pikrə sis; Med. epi krī′sis, epē-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
e•pic•ri•sis1  (i pikrə sis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Literaturea critical study or evaluation.
  • Greek epikrísis a judgment (Compare epikrí̄nein to judge, equivalent. to epi- epi- + krí̄nein to judge); see crisis

ep•i•cri•sis2  (epi krī′sis, epē-),USA pronunciation n. [Med.]
  1. Medicinesomething that follows a crisis;
    a secondary crisis.
  • epi- + crisis

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