Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
gravis Pronunciation:
'gra-v&s, 'grä-, 'grA- Function:
adjective : tending to be more virulent than average —used especially ofstrains of diphtheria bacilli; —see
ICTERUS GRAVIS,
ICTERUS GRAVIS NEONATORUM, MYASTHENIAGRAVIS; —compare INTERMEDIUS, MITIS