pyrexia
py·rex·i·a
pyrexia · pyrexias · pyrexiae
FeverFever.
UK/pʌɪˈrɛk.si.ə/US/paɪˈrɛk.si.ə/
» Pyrexia is another word for fever.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Fever.
(countable, uncountable)Trench fever.
More definitions
- a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
Examples
1 sentencesPyrexia is another word for fever.
Origin
From post-classical Latin pyrexia, from Ancient Greek πυρεξία (purexía, “feverishness”), fFrom post-classical Latin pyrexia, from Ancient Greek πυρεξία (purexía, “feverishness”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”).
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Forms
plural: pyrexias / pyrexiaeSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection:feverfebrilityfebricityfeverishness
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable