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par·ox·ysm

n 1  :  a sudden attack or spasm (as of a disease)  2  :  a sudden recurrence of symptoms or an intensification of existing symptoms <pain occurred in frequent s -Therapeutic Notes>  .
 
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Similar sounding terms:  per·ox·i·some 

 
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