Apostasis

/ˌæpəˈstæsɪs/ noun

Definition

In medicine, the termination or declining stage of a disease; the turning point after which recovery or death becomes apparent.

Etymology

From Greek 'apostasis' (a standing away, departure), from 'apo-' (away) + 'stasis' (standing). In medical terminology, it refers to when a disease reaches its critical turning point.

Kelly Says

Before modern medicine, doctors watched for 'apostasis'—that dramatic moment when a fever breaks and you know whether the patient will live or die, which was basically all they could do to predict outcomes.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አምላክ ለመንግሥት እንደ ነገር
am-lak le-men-gis-t en-de ne-ger
ARالعربية
نصران
naṣrāniyyah
BNবাংলা
অপস্থান
op-sthān
CACatalà
apostasia
ah-poh-stah-zee-ah
CSČeština
odstoup
od-stoup
DADansk
afvigelse
af-vig-el-se
DEDeutsch
Abfall
ah-fall
ELΕλληνικά
αποστασία
ah-poh-stah-see-ah
ESEspañol
apostasía
ap-oh-stah-thee-ah
FAفارسی
apostasy
ah-poh-stah-zee-ah
FISuomi
apostasia
ap-oh-stah-zee-ah
FRFrançais
apostasie
ah-poh-stah-zee
GUGU
પ્રતિક્રાંતિ
pratikran-ti
HAHA
ba'a
ba-a
HEעברית
אֲפֹסְטָזְיָה
a-fos-ta-zee-ah
HIहिन्दी
अपस्थान
ap-sthān
HUMagyar
apostázia
ah-poh-stah-zee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengkhianatan
peng-khian-a-tan
IGIG
okwu
ok-wu
ITItaliano
apostasia
ah-poh-stah-zee-ah
JA日本語
背教
haikyō
KKKK
аpostas
ah-po-stas
KMKM
ប្រកាន់
brak-kan
KO한국어
이단
i-dan
MRMR
अप्रस्थ
ap-ras-th
MSBahasa Melayu
pengkhianatan
peng-khian-a-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံမှန်
poon-ma-shan
NLNederlands
afvalligheid
af-val-lig-heid
NONorsk
avfall
av-fall
PAPA
ਅਪਸਥਾਨ
ap-stha-an
PLPolski
odstępstwo
od-stęp-st-wo
PTPortuguês
apostasia
ah-poh-stah-zee-ah
RORomână
apostazie
ah-poh-stah-zee-eh
RUРусский
отступничество
otstupnichestvo
SVSvenska
avfall
av-fall
SWKiswahili
utawala
oo-ta-wa-la
TAதமிழ்
பகைத்தல்
pa-i-ttal
TEతెలుగు
పేట
pēṭa
THไทย
การทรยศ
gan-tra-sat
TLTL
pag-aalis
pa-ga-a-lis
TRTürkçe
harekût
ha-rek-oot
UKУкраїнська
відступництво
vid-stup-nyt-stvo
URاردو
نصران
naṣrāniyyah
VITiếng Việt
phản bội
phan-boi
YOYO
àpọ̀sì
ah-poh-see
ZH中文
背教
bèi jiào
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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