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py·ret·ic (p

-r

t

k)

adj.

Relating to, producing, or affected by fever.

[New Latin pyreticus, from Greek puretos, fever, from pr, fire; see paw in Indo-European roots.]

pyretic [pie-ret-ik]

Adjective

Pathol of, relating to, or characterized by fever [Greek puretos fever]

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pyretic - causing fever

antipyretic - preventing or alleviating fever

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