pyrexia C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /paɪˈrɛksiə/ UK /paɪˈrɛksiə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an abnormally high body temperature; fever The patient presented with pyrexia and severe joint pain. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an abnormally high body... feverfebricityfeverishnesshyperthermia ↔ Opposites hypothermianormothermia Word family Derived forms pyrexialpyrexic Related forms pyrepyromaniapyreticantipyretic Etymology AI details From Greek pyrexis ('feverishness'), from pyressein ('to be feverish'), from pyr ('fire'). pyrexis Ancient Greek pyr Ancient Greek *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pyrexia **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /paɪˈrɛksiə/ **IPA (UK):** /paɪˈrɛksiə/ ## Meanings 1. an abnormally high body temperature; fever ## Examples - The patient presented with pyrexia and severe joint pain. ## Synonyms - fever - febricity - feverishness - hyperthermia ## Antonyms - hypothermia - normothermia ## Derived Forms - pyrexial - pyrexic ## Related Forms - pyre - pyromania - pyretic - antipyretic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pyrexis - Root: pyr - Root: *péh₂wr̥ ## Etymology From Greek pyrexis ('feverishness'), from pyressein ('to be feverish'), from pyr ('fire'). ## AI Etymology Pyrexia is from Greek pyrexis ('feverishness'), from pyressein ('to be feverish'), from pyr ('fire'). Important recorded forms include pyrexis (Ancient Greek), pyr (Ancient Greek), and *péh₂wr̥ (Proto-Indo-European). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers an abnormally high body temperature; fever. The wider family includes derived forms such as pyrexial and pyrexic and related words such as pyre, pyromania, pyretic, and antipyretic. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown