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defervescence

 
Dictionary: de·fer·ves·cence   (dē'fər-vĕs'əns) pronunciation
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n.
The abatement of a fever.

[From Latin dēfervēscēns, dēfervēscent-, present participle of dēfervēscere, to stop boiling, cool off : dē-, de- + fervēscere, to grow hot, inchoative of fervēre, to be hot, boil.]

defervesce de'fer·vesce' (-vĕs') v.
defervescent de'fer·ves'cent adj.

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(dē'fər-vĕs'əns, dĕf'ər-)
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The abatement of a fever.

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The period of abatement of fever. Called also decrement.

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Meaning #1: abatement of a fever

 
 
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decrement
lysis
Paratyphoid Fever

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