DEFERVESCENCE

defervescence

(noun) abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature

Source: WordNet® 3.1

defervescence (countable and uncountable, plural defervescences)

The departure or subsiding of a fever.

Source: Wiktionary

De`fer*ves"cence, De`fer*ves"cency, n. Etym: [L. defervescere to grow cool.]

1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness. A defervescency in holy actions. Jer. Taylor.

2. (Med.)

Definition: The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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