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exacerbation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aggravation |
| Type of | intensification |
| Derivation | exacerbate |
exacerbation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | exasperation |
| Derivation | exacerbate |
his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel.
Examples of exacerbation
exacerbation
A potentially deadly exacerbation of the infection if it spreads to deeper tissue.
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In addition, sarcoidosis or the exacerbation of sarcoidosis has been reported.
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He told her he suspected the problem was an exacerbation of her mold allergy.
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They also estimated the cost of asthma exacerbation due to regional air pollutants.
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A case where radiotherapy triggered an exacerbation of MS has been reported.
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In a severe asthma exacerbation, oral glucocorticoids are added to these treatments.
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Exacerbation of pain by anxiety is associated with activity in a hippocampal network.
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Another is the exacerbation of social tensions in what is a perilously unequal country.
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Do not think we are contributing to the exacerbation of the Euro-crisis.
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- Aggravation: action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
- Violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel"
- Irritation or exacerbation, in biology and physiology, is a state of inflammation or painful reaction to allergy or cell-lining damage. A stimulus or agent which induces the state of irritation is an irritant. ...
- An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
- (Exacerbations) acute periods of illness in people with COPD. Exacerbations can be caused by infections, such as pneumonia. ^36
- A recurrence or worsening of symptoms.
- An increase in the severity of multiple sclerosis symptoms; in relapsing/remitting MS exacerbations are unpredictable; they can appear and disappear suddenly, leaving behind limited functioning in the affected body part; exacerbations can last days, weeks or months
- A common medical term meaning a worsening in severity. Also, another term for an asthma flare.
- The appearance of new symptoms or the aggravation of old ones, lasting at least 24 hours (synonymous with attack, relapse, flare-up, or worsening); usually associated with inflammation and demyelination in the brain or spinal cord.
