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Descriptive of an existing condition or state that caused, predisposed for or excited a present condition.
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Procatarctic — Pro cat*arc tic, a. [Gr. ? beginning beforehand. fr. ? to begin first; ? before + ? to begin; ? intens. + ? to begin: cf. F. procatarctique. ] (Med.) Beginning; predisposing; exciting; initial. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Note: The words procatarctic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
procatarctic — Rarely used term for denoting the exciting cause of a disease. [G. prokatarktikos, beginning beforehand] … Medical dictionary
procatarctic — pro·cat·arc·tic … English syllables
procatarctic — |prōˌkad.|ärktik, ōkə|tä adjective Etymology: Greek prokatarktikos, from (assumed) prokatarktos (verbal of prokatarchein to begin first, from pro pro (I) + katarchein to make a beginning, from kat cata + archein to begin) + ikos ic more at archi… … Useful english dictionary
Procatarxis — Pro cat*arx is, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? first beginning.] (Med.) The kindling of a disease into action; also, the procatarctic cause. Quincy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
procatarctics — noun The study of procatarctic causes … Wiktionary
Occasionalism — Daisie Radner The seventeenth century doctrine known as occasionalism arose in response to a perceived problem. Cartesian philosophy generated the problem and provided the context for the answer. In the Cartesian ontology, mind and matter are… … History of philosophy
