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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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