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defervescence

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de·fer·ves·cence  (dfr-vsns)
n.
The abatement of a fever.
[From Latin dfervscns, dfervscent-, present participle of dfervscere, to stop boiling, cool off : d-, de- + fervscere, to grow hot, inchoative of fervre, to be hot, boil; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]
defer·vesce (-vs) v.
defer·vescent adj.
defervescence [ˌdɛfəˈvɛsəns]
n Med
1. (Medicine) the abatement of a fever
2. (Medicine) the period during which this occurs
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Noun1.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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