| pyreto- | Fever. See: pyr-, pyro-. Origin: G. Pyretos, fever, fr. Pyr, fire (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pyretogen | Rarely used term for pyrogen. Origin: pyreto-+ G. -gen, producing (05 Mar 2000) |
| pyretogenesis | Rarely used term for the origin and mode of production of fever. Origin: pyreto-+ G. Genesis, origin (05 Mar 2000) |
| pyretogenetic | <physiology> Fever inducing. Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce (18 Nov 1997) |
| pyretogenous | 1. Causing fever. Synonym: pyrogenic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pyretology | <study> A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers. Origin: Gr. Fever: cf. F. Pyretologie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pyretotherapy | 1. Obsolete synonym for pyrotherapy. 2. Treatment of fever. Synonym: artificial fever, induced fever. Origin: pyreto-+ G. Therapeia, treatment (05 Mar 2000) |