epicrisis
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Ancient Greek ἐπίκρισις (epíkrisis, “determination, decision; judgment, award”).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ɪˈpɪk.ɹə.sɪs/
==== Noun ====
epicrisis (plural epicrises)
A critical or analytical study, evaluation, or summing up, especially of a medical case history.
(rhetoric) A quotation followed by a commentary.
A commentary or annotation of a text.
(historical) A Roman census in Egypt related to the determination of liability for poll tax.
===== Translations =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
From epi- + crisis.
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ˈɛp.ə.kɹaɪ.sɪs/
==== Noun ====
epicrisis (plural epicrises)
Something that follows a crisis; a secondary crisis, especially of a disease.
=== References ===
Merriam-Webster Online
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Ancient Greek ἐπίκρισις (epíkrisis).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /epiˈkɾisis/ [e.piˈkɾi.sis]
Rhymes: -isis
Syllabification: e‧pi‧cri‧sis
=== Noun ===
epicrisis f (plural epicrisis)
epicrisis
=== Further reading ===
“epicrisis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025