- defervescent
- def·er·ves·cent (def″ər-vesґənt) 1. causing abatement of fever. 2. an agent that causes abatement of fever.
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defervescent — adjective of or relating to the reduction of a fever • Pertains to noun: ↑defervescence • Derivationally related forms: ↑defervescence * * * | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷sənt adjective Etymology: back formation from defervescence … Useful english dictionary
defervescent — See defervesce. * * * … Universalium
defervescent — de·fer·ves·cent … English syllables
defervescence — defervescent, adj. /dee feuhr ves euhns, def euhr /, n. Med. abatement of fever. [1715 25; < G Deferveszenz < L defervesc(ent ) (s. of defervescens, prp. of defervescere, equiv. to de DE + fervescere to begin to boil) + ENCE; see EFFERVESCENT] *… … Universalium
defervescence — noun Etymology: German Deferveszenz, from Latin defervescent , defervescens, present participle of defervescere to stop boiling, from de + fervescere to begin to boil more at effervesce Date: 1866 the subsidence of a fever … New Collegiate Dictionary
Stage — The extent of a cancer, especially whether the disease has spread from the original site to other parts of the body. See also staging. * * * 1. A period in the course of a disease; a description of the extent of involvement of a disease process… … Medical dictionary
alcohol bath — the washing of the body with dilute alcohol; it is defervescent and stimulant … Medical dictionary
defervescence — [ˌdɪfə vɛs(ə)ns] noun Medicine the abatement of a fever. Derivatives defervesce verb Origin C18: from L. defervescent , defervescere to cease to boil … English new terms dictionary
defervesce — v.t. v.t. become cool; lose interest. ♦ defervescence, n. ♦ defervescent, a. pertaining to or causing cooling; n. such drug … Dictionary of difficult words
defervescence — noun abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature • Derivationally related forms: ↑defervescent, ↑defervesce • Hypernyms: ↑suspension, ↑respite, ↑reprieve, ↑hiatus, ↑abatement … Useful english dictionary
