PYREXIA


Meaning of PYREXIA in English

[ pʌɪ'rɛksɪə , pɪ- ]

■ noun Medicine fever.

Derivatives

~l adjective

pyrexic adjective

Origin

C18: mod. L., from Gk purexis , from puressein 'be feverish'.

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