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defervescence
de·fer·ves·cence
[
d fər véss'nss
]
noun
Definition:
1.
decrease in fever:
a decrease in a fever
2.
stage of illness when fever decreases:
the stage of an illness during which fever subsides
[
Early 18th century. < Latin
defervescere
"stop boiling" <
fervere
"be hot, boil"
]
de·fer·vesce
transitive and intransitive verb
de·fer·ves·cent
adjective
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de·fer·vesce transitive and intransitive verbde·fer·ves·cent adjective
