defervescence
UK/ˌdɛfəˈvɛsəns/US/ˌdɛfɚˈvɛsəns/
defervescence noun: the departure or subsiding of a fever.
Noun
defervescence (countable and uncountable, plural defervescences)
- The departure or subsiding of a fever.
- Endogenous interleukin-10 is required for the defervescence of fever evoked by local lipopolysaccharide-induced and Staphylococcus aureus-induced inflammation in rats.2003, Cartmell et al., J Physiol. 2003;549.2:653–664
- ...alternation of Tylenol and Motrin has not been proven to provide faster defervescence.2007, Management of Fever in Infants University of Chicago: Pediatric Chief Residents' Website, online Apr. 2007
defervescence meaning in Tamil and Bengali
defervescence in Tamil
- இறக்கம், காய்ச்சல் இறக்கம், காய்ச்சல் குறைதல்
defervescence in Bengali
- জ্বর কমে যাওয়া, চলে যাওয়া
Forms of defervescence
| plural | defervescences |
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Origin of defervescence
From Latin defervescere (“to grow cool”).
Words formed from defervescence
Questions about defervescence
- What does defervescence mean?
- Defervescence means the departure or subsiding of a fever.
- What is defervescence in Tamil?
- Defervescence in Tamil is இறக்கம், காய்ச்சல் இறக்கம், காய்ச்சல் குறைதல். See Defervescence meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is defervescence?
- Defervescence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce defervescence?
- Defervescence is pronounced /ˌdɛfəˈvɛsəns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of defervescence?
- The plural of defervescence is defervescences.
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