'Hypostrophe' definitions:

Definition of 'Hypostrophe'

From: GCIDE

Hypostrophe \Hy*pos"tro*phe\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn round or back; ? under + ? to turn.] (Med.) (a) The act of a patient turning himself. (b) A relapse, or return of a disease. [1913 Webster]