defervescence
[ dee-fer-ves-uh ns, def-er- ]
/ ˌdi fərˈvɛs əns, ˌdɛf ər- /
noun Medicine/Medical.
abatement of fever.
Origin of defervescence
1715–25; < German
Deferveszenz < Latin
dēfervēsc(ent-) (stem of
dēfervēscēns, present participle of
dēfervēscere, equivalent to
dē-
de +
fervēscere to begin to boil) +
-ence; see
effervescent
OTHER WORDS FROM defervescence
de·fer·ves·cent, adjectiveWords nearby defervescence
deferred annuity,
deferred charge,
deferred sentence,
deferred share,
defervesce,
defervescence,
deffo,
defiance,
defiant,
defiber,
defibered
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British Dictionary definitions for defervescence
defervescence
/ (ˌdɛfəˈvɛsəns) /
noun med
the abatement of a fever
the period during which this occurs
Medical definitions for defervescence
defervescence
[ dē′fər-vĕs′əns, dĕf′ər- ]
n.
The abatement of a fever.