paroxysm

paroxysm /par·ox·ysm/ (par´ok-sizm)

1. a sudden recurrence or intensification of symptoms.

2. a spasm or seizure.paroxys´mal

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par·ox·ysm (prk-szm)

n.

1. A sharp spasm or fit; a convulsion.

2. A sudden onset of a symptom or disease, especially one with recurrent manifestations, such as the chills and fever of malaria.

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parox·ysmal (-k-szml) adj.

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Paroxysm

A sudden attack of symptoms.

Mentioned in: Pheochromocytoma

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paroxysm

[per′əksiz′əm]

Etymology: Gk, paroxynein, to stimulate

1 a marked, usually episodic increase in symptoms.

2 a convulsion, fit, seizure, or spasm. paroxysmal, adj.

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paroxysm (per´ksizm),

n 1. an abrupt increase or repeated occurrence of symptoms.
n 2. a sudden violent attack, contraction of muscles, or convulsion.

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paroxysm

1. a sudden recurrence or intensification of clinical signs.

2. a spasm or seizure.

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paroxysm

Medtalk A spasm or convulsion; a constellation of findings that signal a manifestation of disease, as in fever and shaking chills with malaria