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British Dictionary definitions for apyrexia

apyrexia

noun
  1. absence of fever
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Derived Formsapyretic, adjective

Word Origin

C19: from a- 1 + Greek puretos fever
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Historical Examples

  • There was apyrexia on the day the attack was due, and this did not return again.

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apyrexia in Medicine

apyrexia

(ā′pī-rĕk′sē-ə, ăp′ə-)
n.
  1. The absence of fever.
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