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defervescence
[ dee-fer-ves-uhns, def-er- ]
noun
, Medicine/Medical.
- abatement of fever.
defervescence
/ ˌdɛfəˈvɛsəns /
noun
- the abatement of a fever
- the period during which this occurs
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Other Words From
- defer·vescent adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of defervescence1
1715–25; < German Deferveszenz < Latin dēfervēsc ( ent- ) (stem of dēfervēscēns, present participle of dēfervēscere, equivalent to dē- de + fervēscere to begin to boil) + -ence; effervescent
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Example Sentences
Defervescence is often very rapid, the temperature falling five or six degrees in the course of twelve hours.
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Its onset is characterized by a second marked but gradually developed defervescence.
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Defervescence occurs with a trifling eruption of maculo-papules, which in two days have wellnigh completely disappeared.
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The tumefaction speedily subsides, the features become recognizable, and defervescence is complete.
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After defervescence the prognosis is better, but there is always danger.
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