An antipyretic is a drug that stops or prevents fever. pyr- comes from Greek for fire.
Febricide is also used to refer things that "kill" or reduce a fever. Febr- is from Latin for fire or heat.
The medical term for a fever is pyrexia. The prefixes pyr-, pyreto-, pyro- mean fire or heat (as in pyromaniac) and come from the Greek.
A person who has pyrexia is said to be "febrile", meaning they have a fever. The condition of having a fever is also called febricity. The prefix febr- is from the Latin word for fever.
Other related terms:
Some medical terms relating to fever are:
The medical term for fever is pyrexia (triggered change in core temperature).
A related term is hyperthermia, which is more specifically the failure of thermal bioregulation, as seen in heat stroke.
The term for before the onset of a fever is prefebrile. Afebrile means without fever.
Febrile is the medical adjective meaning pertaining to fever. Pyrexia is another medical term for fever -- a noun.
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A pyrogen is something that causes a fever. Pyrogenic is the related adjective.
that you temp is higher then 97 degrees Fahrenheit
"Was febrile" is the medical term meaning "had a fever."
Febrile means feverish in medical terms.
Syncope is the medical term meaning fainting.
Anacusis is the medical term meaning complete deafness.
Lamina is the medical term meaning layers.
Sensation is the medical term meaning feeling.
There are two common adjectives. The general adjective is feverish (which can also mean hurried). The medical term is febrile.
Flexion is the medical term meaning bending
Atrophy is the medical term meaning shrinking.
Alimentation is the medical term meaning food.
Eructation is the medical term meaning burping.eructation
Asphyxia is the medical term meaning suffocation.Asphyxiationasphyxiation
Acornuate is the medical term meaning hornless.
Stasis is the medical term meaning stopping.