PAR'OXYSM, noun [Gr. to excite or sharpen; and sharp.] An exasperation or exacerbation of a disease; a fit of higher excitement or violence in a disease that has remissions or intermissions; as the paroxysm of a fever or gout.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.