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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

Their explanation seems difficult, since the pyrexia is too brief to be associated with any local inflammatory complication.

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

It was frequently given so as to maintain decided drowsiness throughout the pyrexia.

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

The superficial appearance of pyrexia is sometimes given by a local vaso-motor paralysis, which makes the neuralgic part, after a long bout of pain, hot and red; but of general pyrexia there is nothing.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.

During the next few days the animal will lose some weight and perhaps show a certain amount of pyrexia.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)




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