apyrexia
/ (ˌæpaɪˈrɛksɪə) /
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noun
absence of fever
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Derived forms of apyrexia
apyretic, adjectiveWord Origin for apyrexia
C19: from a- 1 + Greek puretos fever
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There was apyrexia on the day the attack was due, and this did not return again.
Medical definitions for apyrexia
apyrexia
[ ā′pī-rĕk′sē-ə, ăp′ə- ]
n.
The absence of fever.
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