defervescence
[dee-fer-ves-uh ns, def-er-]
- abatement of fever.
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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; see effervescent
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After defervescence the prognosis is better, but there is always danger.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and MutilationAustin O'Malley
Defervescence, de-fer-ves′ens, n. abatement of heat: coolness: decrease of feverish symptoms.
Defervescence occurs in the former by crisis; in the latter, by lysis.
Defervescence is often very rapid, the temperature falling five or six degrees in the course of twelve hours.
Defervescence occurs with a trifling eruption of maculo-papules, which in two days have wellnigh completely disappeared.
defervescence
- the abatement of a fever
- the period during which this occurs
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defervescence
(dē′fər-vĕs′əns, dĕf′ər-)- The abatement of a fever.
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