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pyreto-|ˈpaɪər-, ˈpɪrɪtəʊ| before a vowel pyret-, combining form of Gr. πυρετός fever, entering into a few scientific terms. pyretætiˈology [ætiology], the ætiology of fevers (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1858). ‖ ˌpyretogeˈnesia, -ˈgenesis [Gr. γένεσις production], the production of fever (ibid.). pyretogeˈnetic, pyreˈtogenous adjs., breeding or producing fever. pyreˈtography [-graphy], a description of fevers (Mayne). pyreˈtology [mod.L. pyretologia (R. Morton 1692): see -logy], the branch of medical science which treats of fevers.
1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 253 The absorption of *pyretogenetic substances.
1885–8Fagge & Pye-Smith Princ. Med. I. 44 The ‘*pyretogenous’ material in symptomatic fever.
1799Hooper Med. Dict., *Pyretology, a discourse or doctrine on fevers. 1898P. Manson Trop. Diseases xiii. 214 The study of the pyretology of the tropics. |