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DEFERVESCENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("defervescence" is a kind of...):
abatement; hiatus; reprieve; respite; suspension (an interruption in the intensity or amount of something)
Derivation:
defervesce (experience an abatement of a fever)
defervescent (of or relating to the reduction of a fever)
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