APYRETIC

Etymology

Adjective

apyretic (not comparable)

(medicine) Without fever, free from fever.

Source: Wiktionary


Ap`y*ret"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. a not + pyretic.] (Med.)

Definition: Without fever; -- applied to days when there is an intermission of fever. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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