Procatarxis
Pro`cat`arx´is
| n. | 1.(Med.) The kindling of a disease into action; also, the procatarctic cause. |
| 单词 | procatarxis | ||
| 释义 | ProcatarxisPro`cat`arx´is
procatarxispro·ca·tarx·is(prō'kă-tark'sis),procatarxisAn antiquated term defined by English physician William Harvey (1578–1657), a student of Fabricius, as “the kindling of a disease into action”, and more recently as:(1) A predisposing cause; e.g., aetiologic agent; (2) Predisposition; e.g., aetiologic mechanism; (3) The production of a disease partially as a result of predisposition; e.g., preclinical disease. Procatarxis is not used in the working medical parlance. |
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