"exacerbation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exacerbations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Latin exacerbātiōnem, from exacerbāre (“to provoke, make harsh”). See exacerbate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|exacerbātiōnem}} Latin exacerbātiōnem Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} exacerbation (usually uncountable, plural exacerbations)
  1. An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease) Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: aggravation Related terms: exacerbate, paroxysm (english: in medicine) [especially] [neurology, medicine, neuroscience, sciences] Translations (increase in severity): влошаване (vlošavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), Verschärfung [feminine] (German), Verschlimmerung [feminine] (German), Erbitterung [feminine] (German), επιδείνωση (epideínosi) [feminine] (Greek), esacerbazione (Italian), esacerbamento [masculine] (Italian), egzacerbacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), exacerbación (Spanish)

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Alternative forms

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