01 n. The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions.
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The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions.(Med.)
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Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or action; a convulsion; a fit.“The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair.” — South.