Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for pyrexia. Search instead for pyrexie.
Definitions

pyrexia

[pahy-rek-see-uh] / paɪˈrɛk si ə /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Not a trace of wind in the humid pyrexia of mid-afternoon.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2016

Quinine, as might be expected, has been largely used, in the hope that it might control the pyrexia or prevent the relapse.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

It is the blood of a phlegmasia rather than of a pyrexia.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Anorexia was usually complete during pyrexia, and not rarely patients were admitted to the hospital who asserted that for one or more days they had not taken any nourishment whatever.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The pulse is often full, hard, and bounding; the headache throbbing or darting in character; the tendency to somnolence increases, or gives place to delirium; and the pyrexia is more marked.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various




Vocabulary lists containing pyrexia


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training