paracmastic

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek παρακμαστικός (parakmastikós). By surface analysis, para- +‎ acme +‎ -astic.

Adjective

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paracmastic (not comparable)

  1. (pathology, archaic) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis.[1]

References

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    1839, Robley Dunglison, “PARACMASTIC”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, [], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC: