The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hypostrophe
Hypostrophe \Hy*pos"tro*phe\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn round or back; ? under + ? to turn.] (Med.)
The act of a patient turning himself.
A relapse, or return of a disease.
Wiktionary
hypostrophe
n. 1 (context medicine English) The act of a patient turning himself or herself. 2 (context medicine English) A relapse, or return of a disease.