Procatarctic

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

  Procatarctic \Pro`cat*arc"tic\, a. [Gr. ? beginning beforehand.
     fr. ? to begin first; ? before + ? to begin; ? intens. + ? to
     begin: cf. F. procatarctique. ] (Med.)
     Beginning; predisposing; exciting; initial. [Obs.]
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     Note: The words procatarctic causes have been used with
           different significations. Thus they have been employed
           synonymously with prime causes, exciting causes, and
           predisposing or remote causes.
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                 The physician inquires into the procatarctic
                 causes.                            --Harvey.
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