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Definition of: pyrexia
(pī·rek′sē·ə) noun Pathol.
An abnormal elevation of bodily temperature; fever. [<NL <Gk. pyrexis <pyressein be feverish <pyretos. See PYRETIC.]
—py·rex′i·al adjective
—py·rex′ic adjective
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