ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAROXYSM
Via French from Medieval Latin paroxysmus annoyance, from Greek paroxusmos, from paroxunein to goad, from para-1 (intensifier) + oxunein to sharpen, from oxus sharp.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAROXYSM»
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Paroxysm: Interviews with Philippe Petit
Jean Baudrillard is one of the most controversial and stimulating figures in contemporary philosophy and cultural criticism.
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Paroxysm of Fear, Vol. 1
Part. 2. IMMORTELLE FORTIS by Todd Wittenmyer Brent Wesley was convinced
he had made a serious mistake. He had barely made it through his first day in the
peat bogs of Torrent-7 and he still faced another 59 days of hard labor, stench, ...
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Biodiversity of Malaria in the World
The true paroxysm is preceded by a prodromic phase lasting one or two days,
marked by lethargy and nausea. During this phase, the parasite is multiplying up
to reach its “clinical density” or “critical threshold”. The true paroxysm onsets ...
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Five Dissertations on Fever
In both these cases, the paroxysm may return constantly Sooner than twenty four
or seventy two hours : (for example, constantly two hours sooner.) These are
called Anticipating quotidians and quartans. In these (the return being two hours
...
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Check of paroxysm varied from 1 to 8 days. Duration of fever prior to treatment
ranged from 1 day to 12 months; splenic enlargement in 1 case. Effects of the
remedy on the system not recorded. Station occasionally malarious. Dose, 5
grains ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,
1870
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The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Stomach much oppressed previous to the last paroxysm, from eating watermelon.
An emetic was given with some relief, and an opiate directed at bed time. “'0 Mlh-
Sitt' un: comfortable; some paliiiz across the lower part of the chest; tongue ...
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The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
A paroxysm came on at 1 A. M., and lasted until nearly 2 A. M. This paroxysm was
apparently excited by finding himself in the room with no other attendant than his
wife. He seemed greatly frightened when he awoke, looked wildly around the ...
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The History, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the Fevers of the ...
Fifteen hundred and eighty-two cases of the quotidian type furnished forty deaths,
one in forty, nearly; of these patients, eight died in a delirious paroxysm ; eight, in
a comatose paroxysm ; three, in an algid paroxysm ; one, with jaundice ; five, ...
Elisha Bartlett, Alonzo Clark,
1856
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Observations on Fevers and Other Diseases: Which Occur on ...
2d, The paroxysm ended in a profuse perspiration towards morning; after which
he continued perfectly cool and easy until 6 p. m. — the fame time of the former
fits commencing— when another paroxysm returned, which was less violent than
...
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A Treatise on the practice of medicine, etc
In a case of a boy, nine years old, that came under my care a few years since,
from Lewis county, N. Y., I have known the paroxysm to come on at meal time,
and while the patient was in the act of passing food to the mouth, the mouth also
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAROXYSM»
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paroxysm is used in the context of the following news items.
Face to face with open-carry gun law
I experienced a paroxysm of fear as I tried to make sense of what I was seeing: “That's a fake rifle. This is a recruiting stunt. What's he doing, run ... «The Herald Journal, Jul 15»
Know Nothings still haunt US politics
... the first major paroxysm of anti-immigration sentiment occurred in the late 1840s and early 1850s, when abortive revolutionary movements in ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
As Obama`s presidency nears the end, Africa is a better place
The Mid East part of the conflict is now in a phase of paroxysm where even the US is at a loss as to what to do, not wishing to commit troops but ... «IPPmedia, Jul 15»
Hardwood Paroxysm: 7 young players we're excited to watch in …
... to watch in 2015-16. by Hardwood Paroxysm 1d ago ... At Hardwood Paroxysm, we have a few names in mind. T.J. Warren's scoring is flying ... «FanSided, Jul 15»
Analysis: In Greek crisis, one big unhappy EU family
BRUSSELS - The latest paroxysm of Greece's debt crisis has exposed growing rifts in the euro zone which, unless addressed soon, could lead ... «PhillyVoice.com, Jul 15»
Hardwood Paroxysm presents: Winners, losers and shockers of NBA …
by Hardwood Paroxysm 5d ago. TWEET · SHARE · GPLUS · Fancred ... We here at Hardwood Paroxysm are here to break it down. The Milwaukee Bucks Are ... «FanSided, Jul 15»
Hardwood Paroxysm at 2015 Las Vegas Summer League: Day 4
Time has no meaning in Vegas. Time does have meaning in Summer League. Unfortunately, those two things can conflict on occasion and ... «Hardwood Paroxysm, Jul 15»
Hardwood Paroxysm at 2015 Las Vegas Summer League: Day 3
As we close in on the start of Day 3 of the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League, the Hardwood Paroxysm crew is getting ready for another day of ... «Hardwood Paroxysm, Jul 15»
Ron Artest on Himself, Kobe and the Triangle
Hardwood Paroxysm: How are you spending your offseason? Ron Artest: Just relaxing a little bit. I've been in LA, working with some players. «Hardwood Paroxysm, Jul 15»
Hardwood Paroxysm Presents: NBA Free Agency Super …
by Hardwood Paroxysm 2w ago. TWEET · SHARE · GPLUS · Fancred ... by Kevin Yeung (@KevinHFY) — Hardwood Paroxysm. We get it, DeAndre. You're a ... «FanSided, Jul 15»