Found 2 items, similar to defervescence.
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Definition: defervescence
defervescence
n : abatement of a fever
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Defervescence
Defervescence
\De`fer*ves"cence\, Defervescency
\De`fer*ves"cency\, n. [L. defervescere to grow cool.]
1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat;
lukewarmness.
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A defervescency in holy actions. --Jer. Taylor.
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2. (Med.) The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage
of defervescence in pneumonia.
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