epicrisisn.

Brit.

/ˈɛpᵻkrʌɪsɪs/, U.S.

/ˈɛpəˌkraɪsᵻs/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἐπίικρισις.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἐπίικρισις determination, judgement < ancient Greek ἐπικρίνειν to decide, determine (ἐπι- epi- prefix + κρίνειν to decide, judge: see crisis n.) + -σις -sis suffix. Compare post-classical Latin epicrisis judgement (1523 or earlier; already in classical Latin (in an inscription) denoting an examination of candidates for admission to the privileged class in Egypt).

1. Rhetoric. The rhetorical device by which a speaker proceeds to comment on a passage which he or she has just quoted.

ΚΠ

1593 H. Peacham Garden of Eloquence (rev. ed.) 99 Epicrisis..is a forme of speech by which the orator reciting a sentence or saying of some authour addeth and delivereth his opinion or judgement upon it.

1829 London Encycl. VIII. 525/2 Epicrisis..in rhetoric, a clear and brief declaration of the speaker's judgment concerning the subject in hand.

1966 Philol. Q. 45 234 By the related figure, epicrisis, the speaker adds his own opinion to that of his authority—and here..we have come full circle..for Fielding's comments are often subversive of his source.

2012 D. Shore Milton & Art Rhetoric iv. 103 Epicrisis thus allows us to gaze upon overpowering idols without being overpowered.

2. Medicine. A critical review, summary, or discussion of a case, condition, or body of research.

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1772 W. Grant Observ. Nature & Cure Fevers (ed. 2) I. 389 (margin) Hypochondria, epicrisis of it.

1841 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 56 7 Epicrisis.—This case is remarkable in presenting two distinct lesions,..each alone sufficient to have caused the fatal termination.

1860 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Mar. 206/2 (title) Experimental epicrisis of some late researches on liver-sugar.

1920 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 24 Apr. 574/1 At the end of the volume is a briskly written summary or epicrisis, in which the use of the term ‘shell-shock’ is defended.

1969 N. Bethell & D. Burg tr. A. Solzhenitsyn Cancer Ward II. xii. 203 She still had the epicrisis to write.

2011 Stud. Hist. & Philos. Biol. & Biomed. Sci. 42 458/2 In the epicrisis Schulze states that the patient's medical condition had improved rapidly for the better.

†3. A Masoretic appendix to each book of the Old Testament, stating the number of letters, verses, and chapters, and quoting the middle sentence of the book in question. See Masorete n. Obsolete. rare.

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1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 832/1 That the Massoretes themselves recognized no real separation [between the books of Ezra and Nehemiah] is shown by their epicrisis on Nehemiah.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epicrisis
释义	epicrisisn. Brit. /ˈɛpᵻkrʌɪsɪs/, U.S. /ˈɛpəˌkraɪsᵻs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἐπίικρισις. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἐπίικρισις determination, judgement < ancient Greek ἐπικρίνειν to decide, determine (ἐπι- epi- prefix + κρίνειν to decide, judge: see crisis n.) + -σις -sis suffix. Compare post-classical Latin epicrisis judgement (1523 or earlier; already in classical Latin (in an inscription) denoting an examination of candidates for admission to the privileged class in Egypt). 1. Rhetoric. The rhetorical device by which a speaker proceeds to comment on a passage which he or she has just quoted. ΚΠ 1593 H. Peacham Garden of Eloquence (rev. ed.) 99 Epicrisis..is a forme of speech by which the orator reciting a sentence or saying of some authour addeth and delivereth his opinion or judgement upon it. 1829 London Encycl. VIII. 525/2 Epicrisis..in rhetoric, a clear and brief declaration of the speaker's judgment concerning the subject in hand. 1966 Philol. Q. 45 234 By the related figure, epicrisis, the speaker adds his own opinion to that of his authority—and here..we have come full circle..for Fielding's comments are often subversive of his source. 2012 D. Shore Milton & Art Rhetoric iv. 103 Epicrisis thus allows us to gaze upon overpowering idols without being overpowered. 2. Medicine. A critical review, summary, or discussion of a case, condition, or body of research. ΚΠ 1772 W. Grant Observ. Nature & Cure Fevers (ed. 2) I. 389 (margin) Hypochondria, epicrisis of it. 1841 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 56 7 Epicrisis.—This case is remarkable in presenting two distinct lesions,..each alone sufficient to have caused the fatal termination. 1860 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Mar. 206/2 (title) Experimental epicrisis of some late researches on liver-sugar. 1920 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 24 Apr. 574/1 At the end of the volume is a briskly written summary or epicrisis, in which the use of the term ‘shell-shock’ is defended. 1969 N. Bethell & D. Burg tr. A. Solzhenitsyn Cancer Ward II. xii. 203 She still had the epicrisis to write. 2011 Stud. Hist. & Philos. Biol. & Biomed. Sci. 42 458/2 In the epicrisis Schulze states that the patient's medical condition had improved rapidly for the better. †3. A Masoretic appendix to each book of the Old Testament, stating the number of letters, verses, and chapters, and quoting the middle sentence of the book in question. See Masorete n. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 832/1 That the Massoretes themselves recognized no real separation [between the books of Ezra and Nehemiah] is shown by their epicrisis on Nehemiah. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1593
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