agudização

See also: agudización

Portuguese

Etymology

From agudizar (to worsen) +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɡu.d͡ʒi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.ɡu.d͡ʒi.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɡu.di.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ.ɣu.ði.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: a‧gu‧di‧za‧ção

Noun

agudização f (plural agudizações)

  1. worsening
    Synonym: agudizamento
  2. (medicine) augmentation (the stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue)
    Synonym: anábase

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