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apyrexia

noun

absence of fever

Derived Formsapyretic, adjective

Word Origin for apyrexia

C19: from a- 1 + Greek puretos fever

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Examples from the Web for apyrexia

Historical Examples of apyrexia

There was apyrexia on the day the attack was due, and this did not return again.
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers
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apyrexia in Medicine

apyrexia

[ā′pī-rĕk′sē-ə, ăp′ə-]

n.

The absence of fever.

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