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paroxysm

par·ox·ysm

noun \ˈpar-ək-ˌsiz-əm also pə-ˈräk-\

: a sudden attack or spasm (as of a disease)

: a sudden recurrence of symptoms or an intensification of existing symptoms <pain occurred in frequent paroxysms—Therapeutic Notes>

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