pyrexia
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Pyrexia — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Death Metal Gründung 1990 Website http://www.pyrexia.us/ … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pyrexia — Py*rex i*a, n.; pl. {Pyrexi[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to be feverish, akin to ? fever.] (Med.) The febrile condition. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pyrexia — 1769, from Gk. pyrexis “feverishness,” from pyressein “to be feverish,” from pyretos “fever,” related to pyr fire (see FIRE (Cf. fire) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
pyrexia — [pī rek′sē ə] n. [ModL < Gr pyrexis, feverishness < pyressein, to be feverish < pyretos: see PYRETIC] FEVER pyrexial adj. pyrexic … English World dictionary
pyrexia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pyressein to be feverish, from pyretos Date: 1769 abnormal elevation of body temperature ; fever • pyrexial adjective • pyrexic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
pyrexia — pyrexial, pyrexic, adj. /puy rek see euh/, n. Pathol. 1. fever. 2. feverish condition. [1760 70; < NL < Gk pýrex(is) feverishness + ia IA] * * * … Universalium
pyrexia — noun fever See Also: hyperpyrexia … Wiktionary
pyrexia — py rex·i·a || paɪ reksɪə n. fever, abnormally high body temperature … English contemporary dictionary
pyrexia — [pʌɪ rɛksɪə, pɪ ] noun Medicine fever. Derivatives pyrexial adjective pyrexic adjective Origin C18: mod. L., from Gk purexis, from puressein be feverish … English new terms dictionary
pyrexia — py·rex·ia … English syllables
