pyrexia
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- pyrexial adjective
- pyrexic adjective
Etymology
Origin of pyrexia
1760–70; < New Latin < Greek pýrex ( is ) feverishness + -ia -ia
Vocabulary lists containing pyrexia
Example Sentences
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Not a trace of wind in the humid pyrexia of mid-afternoon.
From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2016
Albumen is quite frequently present in small amounts during the pyrexia of relapsing fever.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Occasionally this perisplenitis persists, and in conjunction with the inflammatory changes in the substance of the spleen maintains an irregular fever after the specific pyrexia has run its course.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
It is called for by the insomnia, the severe headache and the pains in various parts of the body, the nausea and vomiting, and the pyrexia.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
It was accompanied by pyrexia, gastro-enteritis, deep-seated pains in limbs and body, and burning and pricking of the skin.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various
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