pyrexia
Origin of pyrexia
1Other words from pyrexia
- py·rex·i·al, py·rex·ic, adjective
Words Nearby pyrexia
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How to use pyrexia in a sentence
During the next few days the animal will lose some weight and perhaps show a certain amount of pyrexia.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreThe first sign of their occurrence is an attack of pyrexia, shortly followed by a painful swelling at the affected spot.
Constitutional symptoms, particularly pyrexia and anæmia, are most often met with in young women.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesThe pyrexia may be divided into three periods, each having its own peculiarities.
The lysis, therefore, occupies usually a longer time than was required by the pyrexia in reaching its maximum.
British Dictionary definitions for pyrexia
/ (paɪˈrɛksɪə) /
a technical name for fever
Origin of pyrexia
1Derived forms of pyrexia
- pyrexial or pyrexic, adjective
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