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procatarctic
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procatarctic, a. [Gr. beginning beforehand. fr. to begin first; before + to begin; intens. + to begin: cf. F. procatarctique. ].
Beginning; predisposing; exciting; initial. [1913 Webster]
" The words procatarctic causes have been used with different significations. Thus they have been employed synonymously with prime causes, exciting causes, and predisposing or remote causes."
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"The physician inquires into the procatarctic causes."
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