Synonym (s): exciting cause. 2. The beginning of a disease under the influence of the exciting cause, a predisposing cause already existing. (3) The production of a disease partially as a …

2024年8月2日 · procatarxis (medicine, dated) The kindling of a disease into action; the procatarctic cause.

Procatarxis definition: (medicine, dated) The kindling of a disease into action; the procatarctic cause .

What does the noun procatarxis mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun procatarxis . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

Procatarxis is the pre-existent cause of a disease, which co-operates with others that are subsequent, whether internal or external; as anger or heat of climate, which bring such an ill …

Define Procatarxis. Procatarxis synonyms, Procatarxis pronunciation, Procatarxis translation, English dictionary definition of Procatarxis. n. 1. The kindling of a disease into action; also, the …

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2023年8月31日 · procatarctic (not comparable) (chiefly medicine) Beginning; predisposing; exciting; initial. (medicine) Descriptive of an existing condition or state that caused, …

||Pro`cat*arx"is (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? first beginning.] (Med.) The kindling of a disease into action; also, the procatarctic cause. Quincy.

1. SYN: exciting cause. 2. The beginning of a disease under the influence of the exciting cause, a predisposing cause already existing. [G. a beginning beforehand, fr ...