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procatarxis

procatarxis noun: the kindling of a disease into action; the procatarctic cause.

Noun

procatarxis

  1. (dated) The kindling of a disease into action; the procatarctic cause.
    • a sudden , ſolemn , and invincible cause, without any previous Disposition or Procatarxis1685, Thomas Willis, The London Practice of Physick

Origin of procatarxis

From Ancient Greek προκαταρκτικός (prokatarktikós, “first beginning”), from προκατάρχω (prokatárkhō).

Questions about procatarxis

What does procatarxis mean?
Procatarxis means the kindling of a disease into action; the procatarctic cause.
What part of speech is procatarxis?
Procatarxis is a noun.

Words near procatarxis in the dictionary

  1. procatabolic
  2. procatalepsis
  3. procataleptic
  4. procatarctic
  5. procatarctics
  6. procatarxis
  7. procaterol
  8. procathedral
  9. procathedrals
  10. procathepsin
  11. procathepsins

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