Definitions for: Exacerbation


[n] action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
[n] violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel"



Webster (1913) Definition: Ex*ac`er*ba"tionn. [Cf. F. exacerbation.]
1. The act rendering more violent or bitter; the state of
being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity;
as, exacerbation of passion.

2. (Med.) A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as
in remittent or continious fever; an increased energy of
diseased and painful action.

Synonyms: aggravation

See Also: exasperation, intensification

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