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单词 ingravescent
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Definition of ingravescent in English:

ingravescent

adjective ˌɪnɡrəˈvɛs(ə)ntˌinɡrəˈves(ə)nt
Medicine
  • (of a condition or symptom) gradually increasing in severity.

    〔医〕(病情,症状)逐渐恶化的,渐渐加重的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Radiation-induced arteriopathy is an ingravescent chronic lesion involving a myointimal hyperplasia and a remarkable fibrosis of the arterial outer layers.
    • The diagnosis of Crohn's disease makes surgery mandatory in any form of the disease, because it is ingravescent.

Derivatives

  • ingravescence

  • noun ˌɪnɡrəˈvɛs(ə)nsˌɪnɡrəˈvɛs(ə)ns
    Medicine
    • We formed a medical examination squad to achieve the early detection and prevention of the ingravescence of chronic disease.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is known that thus produced PGD2 causes bronchoconstriction and vasodilation and involves in ingravescence of allergies.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin ingravescent- 'growing heavy or worse', from the verb ingravescere (based on gravis 'heavy').

Definition of ingravescent in US English:

ingravescent

adjectiveˌinɡrəˈves(ə)nt
Medicine
  • (of a condition or symptom) gradually increasing in severity.

    〔医〕(病情,症状)逐渐恶化的,渐渐加重的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The diagnosis of Crohn's disease makes surgery mandatory in any form of the disease, because it is ingravescent.
    • Radiation-induced arteriopathy is an ingravescent chronic lesion involving a myointimal hyperplasia and a remarkable fibrosis of the arterial outer layers.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin ingravescent- ‘growing heavy or worse’, from the verb ingravescere (based on gravis ‘heavy’).

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