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pyrogen
[ pahy-ruh-juhn, -jen ]
noun
- a substance, as a thermostable bacterial toxin, that produces a rise in temperature in a human or animal.
pyrogen
/ ˈpaɪrəʊˌdʒɛn /
noun
- any of a group of substances that cause a rise in temperature in an animal body
pyrogen
/ pī′rə-jən /
- A polypeptide that produces fever by causing metabolic changes in the hypothalamus. Pyrogens are either exogenous (produced by infectious agents) or endogenous (produced by cells in the body such as macrophages).
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Example Sentences
Pyrogenet′ic, Pyrog′enous, producing fire: produced by fire; Pyrogen′ic, producing fever.
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