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climax /cli·max/ (kli´maks) the period of greatest intensity, as in the course of a disease (crisis), or in sexual excitement (orgasm).

cli·max (kl

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1. The height of a disease; the stage of greatest severity.

2. See orgasm.

climax

[klī′maks]

Etymology: Gk, klimax, ladder

a peak of intensity, such as a sexual orgasm or the high point of a fever.

climax [kli´maks]

the period of greatest intensity, as in the course of a disease.

climax

the period of greatest intensity, as in the course of a disease.

climax

Orgasm, see there

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