epitasis
Noun
Meaning
That part which embraces the main action of a play, poem, and the like, and leads on to the catastrophe; -- opposed to protasis.
The period of violence in a fever or disease; paroxysm.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
attack
stroke
access
fit
explosion
grip
seizure
epilepsy
outburst
convulsion
cramp
spasm
eclampsia
apoplexy
ictus
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