Definition of defervescence

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de·fer·ves·cence    (dfr-vsns) KEY  

NOUN:

The abatement of a fever.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin dfervscns , dfervscent- present participle of dfervscere, to stop boiling, cool off : d-, de- + fervscere, to grow hot, inchoative of fervre, to be hot, boil; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
defer·vesce   (-vs) KEY  (Verb), defer·vescent (Adjective)

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