Definition/Meaning of epicrisis
- English - Noun: epicrisis (plural epicrises) A critical or analytical study, evaluation, or summing up, especially of a medical case history. 1967, Nicholas Bethell, David F. Burg, Cancer Ward, translation of original by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, page 469: But what if I don't have time to discharge you tomorrow. The epicrisis has to be written, you know. 2011 January 12, Hurriyet Daily news, archived from the…
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- English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From Ancient Greek ἐπίκρισις (epíkrisis, “determination, decision; judgment, award”). Etymology 2. From epi- + crisis .
- English - Pronunciation: IPA: /ɪˈpɪk.ɹə.sɪs/ , /ˈɛp.ə.kɹaɪ.sɪs/