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pyrexia

[pahy-rek-see-uh] / paɪˈrɛk si ə /




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Not a trace of wind in the humid pyrexia of mid-afternoon.

From The Guardian Sep. 25, 2016

The pyrexia may be divided into three periods, each having its own peculiarities.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

During the pyrexia the face is flushed and the eyes injected, but the redness is more vivid and the countenance more animated than in either typhoid or yellow fever.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

In this form pyrexia and other constitutional disturbances are first seen.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Caroline DeS. had short periods of marked pyrexia in the first and seventh months of her long psychosis.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy




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