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de·fer·ves·cence  (dfr-vsns)

n.

The abatement of a fever.

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[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.]

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defer·vesce (-vs) v.

defer·vescent adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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