'Pyrexia' definitions:
Definition of 'pyrexia'
(from WordNet)
noun
A rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection [syn: fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness]
Definition of 'Pyrexia'
From: GCIDE
- Pyrexia \Py*rex"i*a\, n.; pl. Pyrexi[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to be feverish, akin to ? fever.] (Med.) The febrile condition. [1913 Webster] Pyrexial