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pyretic

py·ret·ic [ pī réttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
relating to fever: relating to, producing, or having a fever



noun  (plural pyret·ics)
Definition:
 
fever-causing agent: an agent that causes fever

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin pyreticos< Greek puretos "fever" < pur "fire"]
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