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pyretic

American  
[pahy-ret-ik] / paɪˈrɛt ɪk /

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, affected by, or producing fever.

pyretic British  
/ paɪˈrɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. pathol of, relating to, or characterized by fever Compare antipyretic

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Origin of pyretic

1685–95; < New Latin pyreticus, equivalent to Greek pyret ( ós ) fever + Latin -icus -ic

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Pyretic, pī-ret′ik, adj. pertaining to fever.—n. a remedy for fever.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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