ingravescent

ingravescent
[ˌɪngrəˈvɛs(ə)nt]
adjective
  1. (Medicine)(of a condition or symptom) gradually increasing in severity
    (医)(病情,症状)逐渐恶化的,渐渐加重的
派生
ingravescence
noun
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from Latin ingravescent- 'growing heavy or worse', from the verb ingravescere (based on gravis 'heavy')
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