pyrexia

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /paɪˈrɛksiə/ UK /paɪˈrɛksiə/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
an abnormally high body temperature; fever

The patient presented with pyrexia and severe joint pain.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an abnormally high body... feverfebricityfeverishnesshyperthermia

Opposites

hypothermianormothermia

Word family

Derived forms pyrexialpyrexic

Related forms pyrepyromaniapyreticantipyretic

Etymology

From Greek pyrexis ('feverishness'), from pyressein ('to be feverish'), from pyr ('fire').

pyrexis Ancient Greek pyr Ancient Greek *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Indo-European

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# 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.

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- Describing Qualities

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