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paroxysmal

/par-uhk-siz-muhl, puh-rok‐/US // ˌpær əkˈsɪz məl, pəˌrɒk‐ //

阵发性,阵发性的,阵痛性,阵发

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : sudden and uncontrolled: In 2 years of continuous observations, volcanic activity included minor explosions, persistent degassing, paroxysmal eruptions, and lava flows.This region of the world is going through paroxysmal changes, and ongoing humanitarian aid is a critical need.
    • : Medicine/Medical. occurring periodically, especially with brief episodes; recurrent: Paroxysmal cough was observed in 89% of the infants studied.

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Examples

  • Soliris, the company’s biggest product with almost $4 billion in 2019 sales, is a monoclonal antibody used to treat rare conditions such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

  • Rather than studying these explosions from a distance through telescopes, Park, a physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, creates something akin to these paroxysmal blasts using the world’s highest-energy lasers.

  • But this time, the city is mourning without the same paroxysmal displays of rage.

  • It is daring, flippantly defiant, paroxysmal, and redundant in explosive adjectives; but it is not true to nature.

  • The crust of the earth is subject to certain movements, which are either sudden and paroxysmal, or protracted and tranquil.

  • The subsidence would be gradual, the elevation paroxysmal, and perhaps intermittent.

  • These fits of paroxysmal coughing are much more severe than spells of ordinary coughing.

  • Itching, commonly intense, is usually a conspicuous symptom; it may be more or less paroxysmal.