Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of exacerbating, or the state of being exacerbated; increase of violence or virulence; aggravation; exasperation.
- n. In medicine, an increase of violence in a disease; specifically, the periodical aggravation of the febrile condition in remittent and continued fevers: as, nocturnal exacerbations.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of rendering more violent or bitter; the state of being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity.
- n. A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as in remittent or continuous fever; an increased energy of diseased and painful action.
WordNet 3.0
- n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
- n. violent and bitter exasperation
Examples
“I believe that few Canadians, other than old pols who have done nicely under the undemocratic FPTP, and their political and media hangers-on, truly prefer minority rule and wasted votes and hyper-partisanship and the exacerbation of regional differences, all of which are fostered by the current system.”
“These data will be reviewed together with the larger 12-month exacerbation studies still under way, to develop a complete evaluation of Relovair in treating patients with COPD.”
The Wall Street Journal: Glaxo Drug Gets Positive Trial Results
“Each event is a step towards the exacerbation of the crisis, to see more clearly that science is science, and that history is irreversible event though it is judged to be cyclical.”
Global Voices in English » Honduras: Political Crisis Over Controversial Referendum
“This is interpreted—not entirely wrongly—by Beijing as an exacerbation of what China calls Washington's "anti-China containment policy.”
“TARP's most significant legacy may be the exacerbation of the problems posed by 'too big to fail,' particularly given the manner in which Treasury executed the bailout, largely sparing executives, shareholder, creditors and counterparties, reinforcing that not only would the government bail out the largest institutions, but would do so in a manner that would do little harm to the responsible stakeholders," Mr. Barofsky said.”
The Wall Street Journal: TARP Watchdog Spars Over 'Too Big to Fail'
“I said 85 percent of State Department posts had adequate medical care that could care for Ms. Meyer were she to have an exacerbation of her multiple sclerosis, her symptoms, her symptomatology," agency physician Emil Von Arx III told Schwartz during a deposition in 2008.”
The Washington Post: For a Foreign Service officer with MS, what is 'around the world'?
“The medical term for this is "fear-avoidance," and it defines a thought process where an individual fears the presence or potential exacerbation of pain to the point of avoiding activities.”
The Huffington Post: Peter Abaci, M.D.: Conquering Fear Improves Pain Control
“Patients on the drug were 55% less likely to experience a pulmonary exacerbation, or worsening of the disease that requires antibiotics, the company said.”
The Wall Street Journal: Vertex Reports Success of Cystic Fibrosis Drug
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