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Definition of: crisis
(krī′sis) noun plural cri·ses (-sēz)
1. A turning point in the progress of an affair or of a series of events; a critical moment.
2. Pathol. Any sudden or decisive change in the course of a disease, favorable or unfavorable. [<L <Gk. krisis <krinein decide]
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