de·fer·ves·cence

(dē′fər-vĕs′əns)

The abatement of a fever.

[From Latin dēfervēscēns, dēfervēscent-, present participle of dēfervēscere, to stop boiling, cool off : dē-, de- + fervēscere, to grow hot, inchoative of fervēre, to be hot, boil; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

de′fer·vesce′ (-vĕs′) v.

de′fer·ves′cent adj.

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defervescence

(ˌdɛfəˈvɛsəns)

1. (Medicine) the abatement of a fever

2. (Medicine) the period during which this occurs

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de•fer•ves•cence

(ˌdi fərˈvɛs əns, ˌdɛf ər-)
n.

abatement of fever.

[1865–70; < German Deferveszenz < Latin dēfervēsc(ent-)=dē- de- + fervēscere to begin to boil. See effervescent]

de`fer•ves′cent, adj.

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defervescence - abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature

abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

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