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View synonyms for pyrexia
pyrexia
[ pahy-rek-see-uh ]
pyrexia
/ paɪˈrɛksɪə /
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Derived Forms
- pyˈrexial, adjective
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Other Words From
- py·rexi·al py·rexic adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pyrexia1
C18: from New Latin, from Greek purexis, from puressein to be feverish, from pur fire
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Example Sentences
During the next few days the animal will lose some weight and perhaps show a certain amount of pyrexia.
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The first sign of their occurrence is an attack of pyrexia, shortly followed by a painful swelling at the affected spot.
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Constitutional symptoms, particularly pyrexia and anæmia, are most often met with in young women.
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The pyrexia may be divided into three periods, each having its own peculiarities.
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The lysis, therefore, occupies usually a longer time than was required by the pyrexia in reaching its maximum.
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