Epitasis
Pronunciation : E*pit"a*sis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr.
Definition : 1. That part which embraces the main action of a play, poem, and the like, and leads on to the catastrophe; -- opposed to protasis.
2. (Med.)
Defn: The period of violence in a fever or disease; paroxysm. Dunglison.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913