pyrexia

(pī reksē ə)

noun

fever

Origin: ModL < Gr pyrexis, feverishness < pyressein, to be feverish < pyretos: see pyretic

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See pyrexia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Fever.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Greek purexis

Origin: , from puressein, to have a fever

Origin: , from puretos, fever; see pyretic

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Related Forms:

  • py·rexˈi·al, py·rexˈic adjective

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