Procatarxis

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

  Procatarxis \Pro`cat*arx"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? first
     beginning.] (Med.)
     The kindling of a disease into action; also, the procatarctic
     cause. --Quincy.
     [1913 Webster]