APYREXIA

Etymology

Noun

apyrexia (countable and uncountable, plural apyrexias)

(medicine) The absence or intermission of fever.

Source: Wiktionary


Ap`y*rex"i*a, Ap`y*rex`y, n. Etym: [NL. apyrexia, fr. Gr. apyrexie.] (Med.)

Definition: The absence or intermission of fever.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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