pyrogenicityn.
/ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)dʒəˈnɪsᵻti/, U.S. /ˈˌpaɪroʊdʒəˈnɪsᵻdi/ Medicine.
The property of producing fever, esp. as a result of the presence of bacterial pyrogens; the degree of this. Frequently attributive, esp. in pyrogenicity test, pyrogenicity testing.
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pyrogenicity1949
1949 Lancet 22 Jan. 136/2 Have been examined in the laboratory to exclude toxicity, pyrogenicity and antigenicity.
1977 Lancet 2 July 47/2 Intravenous pyrogenicity tests in rabbits were negative.
1997 Jrnl. Immunol. Methods 207 135 The induction of TNF in these clones is a valid in vitro alternative to determine endotoxin in commercial preparations requiring pyrogenicity testing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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