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pyrexia

Syllables: py·rex·i·aUK/pʌɪˈrɛk.si.ə/US/paɪˈrɛk.si.ə/

pyrexia noun: fever.

Noun

pyrexia (countable and uncountable, plural pyrexias or pyrexiae)

  1. Fever.
    • The least defined pyrexiae were the continued fevers, divided mainly into typhus, enteric (typhoid) and relapsing.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 253
  2. Trench fever.

pyrexia meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

pyrexia in Tamil

காய்ச்சல் சுரம், காய்ச்சல், சுரம்

pyrexia in Malayalam

പനി

Forms of pyrexia

pluralpyrexias
pluralpyrexiae

Origin of pyrexia

From post-classical Latin pyrexia, from Ancient Greek πυρεξία (purexía, “feverishness”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”).

Words formed from pyrexia

Questions about pyrexia

What does pyrexia mean?
Pyrexia means fever.
What is pyrexia in Tamil?
Pyrexia in Tamil is காய்ச்சல் சுரம், காய்ச்சல், சுரம். See Pyrexia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pyrexia?
Pyrexia is a noun.
How do you pronounce pyrexia?
Pyrexia is pronounced /pʌɪˈrɛk.si.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of pyrexia?
The plural of pyrexia is pyrexias.

Words near pyrexia in the dictionary

  1. pyretogenic
  2. pyretogenous
  3. pyretology
  4. pyretotherapy
  5. pyrex
  6. pyrexia
  7. pyrexiae
  8. pyrexial
  9. pyrexias
  10. pyrexic
  11. pyrexical

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