defervescence

[ dee-fer-ves-uhns, def-er- ]

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. abatement of fever.

Origin of defervescence

1
1715–25; <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
  1. the abatement of a fever

  2. the period during which this occurs

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