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pyrexia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | febricity, febrility, fever, feverishness |
| Type of | symptom |
| Has types | hyperpyrexia |
| Derivation | pyrectic |
Examples of pyrexia
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Following his return to France, Birks was hospitalised for five days with pyrexia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Newland was admitted to the 38th Casualty Clearing Station with pyrexia on 4 December.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A thermometer or a hand to the forehead confirms that we have a fever, or as doctors call it, pyrexia.
From the newscientist.com
Pyrexia is from the Greek pyr meaning fire.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The most common adverse events in pediatric subjects, ages 3 and older, were pyrexia, headache, vomiting, neutropenia, fatigue, anorexia, injection-site erythema, and abdominal pain.
From the forbes.com
- Fever: a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
- Fever (also known as pyrexia or controlled hyperthermia) is a common medical sign characterized by an elevation of temperature above the normal range of due to an increase in the body temperature regulatory set-point. This increase in set-point triggers increased muscle tone and shivering.
- (pyrexic) feverish, pyretic
- A fever or a febrile condition, abnormal elevation of the body temperature
- Fever / abnormally high body temerature
- A medical term meaning fever.
