py·rex·i·a (p -r k s - )n. Fever. [New Latin, from Greek purexis, from puressein, to have a fever, from puretos, fever; see pyretic.] py·rex i·al, py·rexic adj. |
pyrexia [paɪˈrɛksɪə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a technical name for fever
[from New Latin, from Greek purexis, from puressein to be feverish, from pur fire]
pyrexial , pyrexic adj
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| Noun | 1. |  pyrexia - a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infectionsymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease hyperpyrexia - extremely high fever (especially in children) |
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