cri's is

[G. kris is, a separation, crisis.] i. sudden change in the course of an acute disease. A disease which terminates by crisis is one in which a change for the better occurs suddenly (as in pneumonia), as distinguished from one which terminates by lysis.* 2. A period of biological change, as puberty. 3. paroxysmal pain in an organ or circumscribed region of the body occurring in the course of tabes dorsal is. blood c, (i) a suddenly appearing leucocytosis, indicating a change for the better in the course of a grave blood disease; (2) sudden appearance of a large number of erythroblasts in the blood-stream bron'chial c, an attack of spasmodic coughing occurring in tabes dorsa Us. cai'diac c, an attack of rapid heart action with suffocative dyspnea, occurring in tabes dorsal is. clit'- or is c, sexual excitement occuring paroxysmally in a woman suffering from tabes dorsal is. Dietl's c, see Dietl. gas'tric c, an attack, usually of several days' duration of severe pain in the abdomen or around the waist, accompanied by nausea and vomiting and occasionally diarrhea, occurring in the course of, or preceding, tabes dorsal is. hepat'ic c, an attack of severe pain in the region of the liver in tabes dorsal is. intes'tinal t., an attack similar to a gastric crisis occurring in the intestine, laryn'geal c, an attack of paralysis of the abductor, or spasm of the adductor, muscles of the larynx with dyspnea and noisy respiration, occur ring in tabes dorsal is. nephral'gic t., renal c.