pyrexia
pronunciation
How to pronounce pyrexia in British English:
UK [paɪ'reksɪə]
How to pronounce pyrexia in American English:
US [paɪ'reksɪr]
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- Noun:
- a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
Word Origin
- pyrexia (n.)
- "fever," 1769, medical Latin, from Greek pyrexis "feverishness," from pyressein "to be feverish, to be ill of fever," from pyretos "fever, burning heat," related to pyr "fire," from PIE root *paəwr- "fire" (see fire (n.)) + abstract noun ending -ia.
Example
- 1. Infusion site : pain , swelling , phlebitis , pyrexia ; fever and allergic reactions ( rash , tongue swelling )
- 2. Nurse : fever , or pyrexia , is an elevation of the body temperature above normal .
- 3. Clinical studies on the temperature-reducing effect of chinese herb mixture in treating spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage complicated with central pyrexia .
- 4. This article generalizes the reasons of pyrexia , and concludes the related cytokines about how to operate in the thermoregulatory center directly or indirectly as heating information . From the positive and negative thermoregulatory aspects , we explore the pyretogenetic mechanism .