apyrexia

/ ˌæpaɪˈrɛksɪə /

noun

1. absence of fever

Derived Forms

• ˌapyˈretic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of apyrexia¹

C19: from a- ¹+ Greek puretos fever

Example Sentences

There was apyrexia on the day the attack was due, and this did not return again.

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