Paroxysm
A paroxysm ( Greek παρα [para] - next to, οξυς [oxys] - sharp) is a series of increasing outbreaks
- of a volcano
- of disease symptoms, see paroxysm (medicine)
See also:
- Paroxysms (waltz) , waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn
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