pyrexia

[ pahy-rek-see-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. fever.
2. feverish condition.

pyrexia

/ paɪˈrɛksɪə /

noun

1. a technical name for fever

Derived Forms

• pyˈrexial, adjective

Other Words From

• py·rexi·al py·rexic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrexia¹

1760–70; < New Latin < Greek pýrex ( is ) feverishness + -ia -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrexia¹

C18: from New Latin, from Greek purexis, from puressein to be feverish, from pur fire

Example Sentences

Not a trace of wind in the humid pyrexia of mid-afternoon.

From The Guardian

They consist essentially of parenchymatous degenerations of various organs and tissues, and are generally more marked in typhoid fever because the pyrexia is not only of high grade, but also of longer duration than in other diseases.

From Project Gutenberg

According to Parkes,27 the changes in the urine are those usual in ordinary pyrexia.

From Project Gutenberg

Ludwig Letzench41 asserts that he has produced some of the intestinal appearances of typhoid fever, as well as a high degree of pyrexia, in rabbits by the subcutaneous injection of the sputa and stools of typhoid fever patients.

From Project Gutenberg

These changes are usually proportional to the degree of pyrexia which has been present during life.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• climate
• cold
• condition
• heat
• warmth