DEFERVESCENCE


Meaning of DEFERVESCENCE in English

[ ˌdɪfə'vɛs(ə)ns ]

■ noun Medicine the abatement of a fever.

Derivatives

defervesce verb

Origin

C18: from L. defervescent- , defervescere 'to cease to boil'.

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