calescent

[kuh-les-uh nt]

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adjective

growing warm; increasing in heat.

Origin of calescent

1795–1805; < Latin calēscent- (stem of calēscēns becoming warm, present participle of calēscere), equivalent to cal- (stem of calēre to be warm) + -ēscent- -escent

Related formsca·les·cence, noun

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This calescent mode of proceeding was adopted with the idea of exciting a counter-irritation in the diseased part.
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Historical Examples

This calescent mode of proceeding was adopted with the idea of exciting a counter-irritation in the diseased part.

Origin of calescent