pyrexia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pʌɪˈrɛk.si.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /paɪˈrɛk.si.ə/ (General-American)
- /pɪˈrɛk.si.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From post-classical Latin pyrexia, from Ancient Greek πυρεξία (purexía, “feverishness”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”).
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) Fever.
The least defined pyrexiae were the continued fevers, divided mainly into typhus, enteric (typhoid) and relapsing.
1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 253:
- (countable, uncountable) Trench fever.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pyrexiae | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pyrexias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antipyrexial · pyrexial · pyrexic · apyrexia