defervescence

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Pronunciation

/ˌdɛfəˈvɛsəns/ (UK)

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/ˌdɛfəˈvɛsəns/ (UK) · /ˌdɛfɚˈvɛsəns/ (US)

Definition of defervescence

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)The departure or subsiding of a fever.

“Endogenous interleukin-10 is required for the defervescence of fever evoked by local lipopolysaccharide-induced and Staphylococcus aureus-induced inflammation in rats.”
“...alternation of Tylenol and Motrin has not been proven to provide faster defervescence.”

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From Latin defervescere (“to grow cool”).

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