Exacerbation

/ɛɡzˌæsəbˈe‍ɪʃən/

/ɪɡˌzæsɝˈbeɪʃən/

[noun]

Exacerbation

[NOUN]

the act of aggravating a disease, pain, illness, etc.

synonyms : aggravation

violent and bitter exasperation

Examples

1. She had an exacerbation.

2. A child has yet another asthma exacerbation because they live in an old building.

3. Asthmatic attack, or exacerbation, happens when the airways react to these substances.

4. Your assigned client, James Robyn, presented to the ED with an exacerbation of COPD, which is characterized by inflammation, hypersecretion of mucus, airway obstruction and alveolar destruction.