0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How can you get Pyrexia?
Pyrexia Is a fever......
What is pyrexia and hyper -pyrexia and hypothermia?
Pyrexia(also Hyperthermia) means fever. Hyperpyrexia means extreme elevation of body temperature. Hypothermia is an abnormally low body temperature.
What is the technical name for fever?
PYREXIA
What is the scientific name for a fever?
The term is pyrexia.
What are antipyretics drugs?
Antipyretic drugs act to reduce a fever (pyrexia = fever)
Other names for fever?
Pyrexia, hyperpyrexia, hyperthermia. To be in a state of having a fever - a person is febrile. If they don't present with a fever, they are afebrile.
What is the medical term for the oral temperature of 100.8?
uh, fever? Generally a fever; in medical speak a patient with a fever is pyrexic- pyrexia is a fever.
What is meant by pyrexia hyper pyrexia and hypothermia?
Pyrexia refers to an elevated body temperature, commonly known as a fever. Hyperpyrexia is a severe form of fever where body temperature rises significantly above normal levels, usually above 41.5°C (106.7°F). Hypothermia is when the body temperature drops below normal levels, typically below 35°C (95°F). It can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the degree of temperature drop.
What is the medical term meaning feverish?
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.
What are the symtpoms of canine pyrexia?
The most noticeable symptom of canine pyrexia is a high fever. It may be serious, or minor and only time and vet can tell you the best form of treatment.
What is the medical term meaning high body temperature?
Fever, pyrexia, hyperthermia (nouns), febrile (adjective).
Why is a patient's temperature recorded?
Temperature is recorded to check for fever (pyrexia or a febrile condition), or to monitor the degree of hypothermia.
