HYPERCRISIS
\hˈa͡ɪpəkɹˌɪsiz], \hˈaɪpəkɹˌɪsiz], \h_ˈaɪ_p_ə_k_ɹ_ˌɪ_s_i_z]\
Definitions of HYPERCRISIS
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same etymon. An excessive crisis, or evacuation; a flux. - A very violent, critical effort, or too copious critical evacuations. - Galen.
By Robley Dunglison
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A crisis of extraordinary severity. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).