| defervescence | Falling of an elevated temperature; abatement of fever. Origin: L. De-fervesco, to cease boiling, fr. De-neg. + fervesco, to begin to boil (05 Mar 2000) |
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| defervescency | 1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness. "A defervescency in holy actions." (Jer. Taylor) 2. <medicine> The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia. Origin: L. Defervescere to grow cool. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| defervescent stage | Falling of an elevated temperature; abatement of fever. Origin: L. De-fervesco, to cease boiling, fr. De-neg. + fervesco, to begin to boil (05 Mar 2000) |