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defervescence

[ dee-fer-ves-uhns, def-er- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. abatement of fever.


defervescence

/ ˌdɛfəˈvɛsəns /

noun

  1. the abatement of a fever
  2. the period during which this occurs
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Other Words From

  • defer·vescent 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.

Its onset is characterized by a second marked but gradually developed defervescence.

Defervescence occurs with a trifling eruption of maculo-papules, which in two days have wellnigh completely disappeared.

The tumefaction speedily subsides, the features become recognizable, and defervescence is complete.

After defervescence the prognosis is better, but there is always danger.

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