EXALTATION OF THE VITAL FORCES
\ɛɡzɐltˈe͡ɪʃən ɒvðə vˈa͡ɪtə͡l fˈɔːsɪz], \ɛɡzɐltˈeɪʃən ɒvðə vˈaɪtəl fˈɔːsɪz], \ɛ_ɡ_z_ɐ_l_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v_ð_ə v_ˈaɪ_t_əl f_ˈɔː_s_ɪ_z]\
Definitions of EXALTATION OF THE VITAL FORCES
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This expression has been used, by modern pathologists, to designate a morbid increase in the action of organs, and partly that which occurs in an inflamed organ. Some use exaltation of the vital forces, and inflammation, synonymously.
By Robley Dunglison