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Definitions of paroxysm
  1. noun
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
    "a paroxysm of giggling"

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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)
  • petit mal epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
  • trigeminal neuralgia intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve
  • 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)
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