Paroxysm in Malayalam

A paroxysm, the sudden violent peak of an illness, is രോഗമൂര്‍ച്ഛ (rogamoorcha). The word joins disease and climax, and belongs to medical writing.

Most common translation

രോഗമൂര്‍ച്ഛ (rogamoorcha)

Paroxysm.

രാത്രിയിൽ രോഗിക്ക് രോഗമൂര്‍ച്ഛ ഉണ്ടായി.

raathriyil rogikku rogamoorcha undaayi.

At night the patient had a paroxysm.

Dictionary entry

Only one option appears, and it is tied to illness rather than to a paroxysm of laughter or rage.

Common questions

How do you say paroxysm in Malayalam?

രോഗമൂര്‍ച്ഛ (rogamoorcha).

Is the word used outside medicine?

Rarely. It names the peak of a disease.