English edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek [Term?]. See para- and acme.

Adjective edit

paracmastic (not comparable)

  1. (pathology, archaic) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis.[1]

References edit

  1. ^
    1839, Robley Dunglison, “PARACMASTIC”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, [], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC: