fulminant

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The difference between fulminant and non-fulminant is the speed and intensity at which the disease develops.

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  1. adjective Exploding or detonating.
  2. adjective Pathology Occurring suddenly, rapidly, and with great severity or intensity.

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  • Japanese study of Type 1 diabetics found that those with fulminant diabetes developed complications much faster and more severely than those with non-fulminant diabetes. —  The Diabetes Blog
  • The difference between fulminant and non-fulminant is the speed and intensity at which the disease develops. —  The Diabetes Blog
  • Non-fulminant type 1 diabetes has residual c-peptide levels that eventually taper to undetectable. —  The Diabetes Blog
  • A [[clinical prediction rule]] found that recurrent infection is more likely if age is more than 65 years, the patient has severe or fulminant illness, and additional antibiotic exposure occurs after after treatment of the initial Clostridium difficile infection. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • Serii precum "James Bond", "Batman" sau "The Mummy" au inregistrat un succes fulminant in intreaga lume. —  Latest posts @WeBlog.ro
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  1. Latin fulmināns, fulminant-, present participle of fulmināre, to strike with lightning; see fulminate.

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  1. from Latin fulminan (t-) s, present participle of fulminare: see fulminate.
 

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/ˈfəlmɪnənt/
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