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pyrexia
[ pahy-rek-see-uh ]
/ paɪˈrɛk si ə /
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noun Pathology.
feverish condition.
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pyrexial or pyrexic, adjectiveWord Origin for pyrexia
C18: from New Latin, from Greek purexis, from puressein to be feverish, from pur fire
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