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"a paroxysm of giggling"nouna sudden uncontrollable attack
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- malaria an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
- angina a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
- paroxysmal accompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms
- bornholm disease an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
- epidemic myalgia an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
- trigeminal neuralgia intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve
- petit mal epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
- epidemic pleurodynia an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
- angina pectoris a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
- petit mal epilepsy epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)