Taber's Medical Dictionary
crisis
(krī′sis )
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pl. crises [Gr. krisis, turning point]
1. The turning point of a disease.
2. The sudden descent of a high temperature to normal or below.
3. A sudden painful experience.
4. An unstable period in a person's life in which coping skills are severely challenged.
SEE: crisis intervention
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Crisis." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745962/all/crises.
Crisis. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745962/all/crises. Accessed October 27, 2025.
Crisis. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745962/all/crises
Crisis [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 October 27]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745962/all/crises.
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