1. A rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
   - fever, febrility, febricity, feverishness

Derived forms: pyrexias

See also: pyrectic

Type of: symptom

Encyclopedia: Pyrexia

• subclass Malacostraca
• subclass Metatheria
• subclass Ophiurida
• subclass Opisthobranchia
• subclass Ostracoda
• subclass Pantotheria
• subclass Phytomastigina
• subclass Prototheria
• subclass Rhizopoda
• subclass Rosidae
• subclass Selachii
• subclass Synapsida
• subclass Teleostei
• subclass Telosporidia
• subclass Zoomastigina
• subclavian
• subclavian artery
• subclavian vein
• subclinical
• subclinical absence
• subcommittee
• subcompact
• subcompact car
• subconjunctival
• subconscious