SINCE 1828
gravis
adjective
gra·vis
| \ ˈgra-vəs
, ˈgrä-
, ˈgrā-
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, ˈgrä-
, ˈgrā-
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Medical Definition of gravis
: tending to be more virulent than average
—used especially of strains of diphtheria bacilli
— see icterus gravis, icterus gravis neonatorum, myasthenia gravis — compare intermedius, mitis
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