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e•pic•ri•sis1
(i pik′rə sis),USA pronunciation n.
ep•i•cri•sis2 (ep′i krī′sis, ep′ē-),USA pronunciation n. [Med.]
- 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 (ep′i krī′sis, ep′ē-),USA pronunciation n. [Med.]
- Medicinesomething that follows a crisis;
a secondary crisis.
- epi- + crisis
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