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climax
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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 (klmks)
n.
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
the period of greatest intensity, as in the course of a disease.
climax
Orgasm, see there


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