Defervescence

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ËŒdÉ›fɜː(ɹ)ˈvÉ›sÉ™ns/

Origin

Latin defervescere to grow cool.

Full definition of defervescence

Noun

1. The departure or subsiding of a fever.
• 2003, Cartmell et al., J Physiol. 2003;549.2:653–664:Endogenous interleukin-10 is required for the defervescence of fever evoked by local lipopolysaccharide-induced and Staphylococcus aureus-induced inflammation in rats.
• 2007, Management of Fever in Infants University of Chicago: Pediatric Chief Residents' Website, online Apr. 2007:...alternation of Tylenol and Motrin has not been proven to provide faster defervescence.