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

Other Words From

• defer·vescent adjective

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

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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