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pyrexia
[ pahy-rek-see-uh ]
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Derived Forms
- pyˈrexial, adjective
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Other Words From
- py·rexi·al py·rexic adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pyrexia1
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Example Sentences
During the next few days the animal will lose some weight and perhaps show a certain amount of pyrexia.
The first sign of their occurrence is an attack of pyrexia, shortly followed by a painful swelling at the affected spot.
Constitutional symptoms, particularly pyrexia and anæmia, are most often met with in young women.
The pyrexia may be divided into three periods, each having its own peculiarities.
The lysis, therefore, occupies usually a longer time than was required by the pyrexia in reaching its maximum.
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