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