epicrisis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A critical or analytical study, evaluation, or summing up, especially of a medical case history.
  2. A quotation followed by a commentary.
  3. A commentary or annotation of a text.
  4. A Roman census in Egypt related to the determination of liability for poll tax.
noun
  1. Something that follows a crisis; a secondary crisis, especially of a disease.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈpɪk.ɹə.sɪs/ /ˈɛp.ə.kɹaɪ.sɪs/

Word forms

epicrisis epicrises

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίκρισις (epíkrisis, “determination, decision; judgment, award”).

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