defervescence
[ dee-fer-ves-uhns, def-er- ]
nounMedicine/Medical.
abatement of fever.
Origin of defervescence
11715–25; <German Deferveszenz<Latin dēfervēsc(ent-) (stem of dēfervēscēns, present participle of dēfervēscere, equivalent to dē-de + fervēscere to begin to boil) + -ence; see effervescent
Other words from defervescence
- de·fer·ves·cent, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for defervescence
defervescence
/ (ˌdɛfəˈvɛsəns) /
nounmed
the abatement of a fever
the period during which this occurs
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