Fulminant Definition

fo͝olmə-nənt, fŭl-
adjective
Occurring suddenly, rapidly, and with great severity or intensity.
Fulminant infection.
American Heritage Medicine
Fulminating.
Webster's New World
Developing suddenly and severely, as a disease.
Webster's New World
(chiefly medicine) Appearing quickly and with destructive effects.
Wiktionary

Origin of Fulminant

  • Latin fulmināns fulminant- present participle of fulmināre to strike with lightning fulminate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French fulminant, from Latin fulminō (“strike like lightning”).

    From Wiktionary

Fulminant Sentence Examples

  • Individual cases of fulminant hepatitis with fatal outcome have been reported in Japan.

  • Fortunately, such a fulminant course of Graves' disease is rare in children and adolescents.

  • Luckily, this form of fulminant hyperthyroidism is rare in children and adolescents.

  • Cases which are rapidly fatal from the general disturbance without marked local symptoms have been distinguished as fulminant plague (pestis siderans, peste foudroyonte).

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