Lepsis
/ˈlɛpsɪs/noun
A medical term for a relapse or recurrence of a disease or condition.
Did you know?Lepsis comes from Greek *lêpsis* (“a taking, seizure”), from the same root that gave us words tied to grasping, catching, and even epilepsy.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
lêpsis (λῆψις)
“a taking, seizure, seizure of the body or mind”
Late Greek / Medical Greek
Greek
lepsis
“a recurrence or relapse, especially of disease”
Medieval Latin
Latin
lepsis
“a relapse or recurrence in medical writing”
Modern English
English
lepsis
“a medical term for relapse or recurrence”