Hypostrophe

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypostrophe \Hy*pos"tro*phe\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn
     round or back; ? under + ? to turn.] (Med.)
     (a) The act of a patient turning himself.
     (b) A relapse, or return of a disease.
         [1913 Webster]