defervescence
Americannoun
noun
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the abatement of a fever
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the period during which this occurs
Other Word Forms
- defervescent adjective
Etymology
Origin of defervescence
1715–25; < German Deferveszenz < Latin dēfervēsc ( ent- ) (stem of dēfervēscēns, present participle of dēfervēscere, equivalent to dē- de + fervēscere to begin to boil) + -ence; effervescent
Example Sentences
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Remittent fever exhibits oscillations of temperature regulated as to hours of recurrence by laws similar to those which govern the periodic returns of intermittent fever; but there is no complete defervescence of the fever.
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Even in the later stages, until defervescence occurs, heat elimination is inadequate to get rid of the heat produced.
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The tumefaction speedily subsides, the features become recognizable, and defervescence is complete.
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The defervescence is in many instances attended by a copious secretion of urine.
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At first the skin is hot and dry; later, frequent sweats occur; sweating generally attends the febrile remissions and the defervescence not rarely sets in with copious, acid, ill-smelling sweats.
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