- Apyretic
- Apyretic Ap`y*ret"ic, a. [Pref. a? not + pyretic.] (Med.) Without fever; -- applied to days when there is an intermission of fever. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster] ||
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apyretic — [ā΄pī ret′ik] adj. [Gr apyretos: see A 2 & PYRETIC] Med. without fever … English World dictionary
apyretic — /ay puy ret ik/, adj. Pathol. free from fever. [1835 45; A 6 + PYRETIC] * * * … Universalium
apyretic — SYN: afebrile. * * * apy·ret·ic .ā .pī ret ik, .ap ə ret adj being without fever: AFEBRILE * * * apy·ret·ic (a″pi retґik) [a 1 + pyretic] afebrile … Medical dictionary
apyretic — adj. without fever (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
apyretic — apy·ret·ic … English syllables
apyretic — /eɪpaɪˈrɛtɪk/ (say aypuy retik) adjective free from fever. {Greek apyretos without fever + ic} …
apyretic — a. without fever. apyrexy, n. absence or abatement of fever … Dictionary of difficult words
apyretic — |āˌpī|red.ik, |apə|r adjective Etymology: a (II) + pyretic : without fever : afebrile … Useful english dictionary
apyretic tetanus — noun clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis • Syn: ↑tetany, ↑tetanilla, ↑intermittent… … Useful english dictionary
afebrile — Without fever, denoting apyrexia; having a normal body temperature. SYN: apyretic, apyrexial. * * * afe·brile ( )ā feb .rīlalso fēb adj free from fever: not marked by fever * * * adj. without, or not showing any signs of, a fever. * * * … Medical dictionary
