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episode

noun ep·i·sode \ˈep-ə-ˌsōd also -ˌzōd\

Medical Definition of EPISODE

:  an event that is distinctive and separate although part of a larger series; especially :  an occurrence of a usually recurrent pathological abnormal condition <a manic episode> <hypoglycemic episodes>
ep·i·sod·ic \ˌep-ə-ˈsäd-ik also -ˈzäd-\ adjective
ep·i·sodi·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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