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ingravescent, a. Med.|ɪngrəˈvɛsənt|
[f. L. ingravēscent-em, pr. pple. of ingravēscĕre to grow heavy, f. in- (in-2) + gravēscĕre, f. gravis heavy.]
Increasing in gravity or severity; growing worse.
1822–34Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) I. 483 Common Asthma. Paroxysm gradual; Ingravescent. 1891Lancet 25 Aug. 954/1 Infective diseases..like tuberculosis and leprosy, which were persistent and ingravescent, and in no sense self-protective. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 923 Ingravescent jaundice gives rise to a series of nervous symptoms..akin to cholæmic intoxication. |