pyrexia
[ pahy-rek-see-uh ]
/ paɪˈrɛk si ə /
noun Pathology.
feverish condition.
Nearby words
pyreto-, pyretogenesis, pyretogenic, pyretotherapy, pyrex, pyrexia, pyrgeometer, pyrgologist, pyrheliometer, pyribenzamine, pyric
Origin of pyrexia
Related formspy·rex·i·al, py·rex·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for pyrexia
Derived Formspyrexial or pyrexic, adjective
Word Origin for pyrexia
C18: from New Latin, from Greek purexis, from puressein to be feverish, from pur fire
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Word Origin and History for pyrexia
pyrexia
"fever," 1769, medical Latin, from Greek pyrexis "feverishness," from pyressein "to be feverish, to be ill of fever," from pyretos "fever, burning heat," related to pyr "fire" (see fire (n.)).
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Medicine definitions for pyrexia
pyrexia
[ pī-rĕk′sē-ə ]
n.
fever
Related formspy•rex′i•al null adj.
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