pyrexia

/pai'reksiə/
Học thuật
Thân thiện
pyrexia

A child with pyrexia rests in bed with a thermometer.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A condition of having a body temperature above the normal range; fever: "Pyrexia" is a medical term for an elevated body temperature, typically as a sign of illness or infection.
Usage
  • "Pyrexia" is a formal, clinical term used primarily in medical contexts. It is synonymous with "fever" but is more technical. It is used to describe the symptom itself, not the underlying disease.
  • It is most commonly used by healthcare professionals in documentation, diagnosis, and scientific literature.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The patient presented with pyrexia and a sore throat.
    • Persistent pyrexia is a key indicator for further investigation.
    • The treatment aimed to reduce the pyrexia and manage the infection.
Advanced Usage
  • "Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO)" or "Fever of unknown origin (FUO)": A standard medical term for a fever that persists without an obvious cause despite diagnostic efforts.
    • The case was classified as pyrexia of unknown origin after three weeks of testing.
Variants and Related Words
  • Febrile (adj): Relating to or characterized by fever.
    • The patient was in a febrile state.
  • Antipyretic (n/adj): (A substance) used to reduce fever.
    • Paracetamol is a common antipyretic medication.
Synonyms
  • Fever: The most common and general synonym.
  • Febrility: A less common synonym with the same meaning.
  • Hyperthermia: In strict medical terms, this can refer to an elevated body temperature, though it sometimes implies a specific type of temperature rise not caused by a reset hypothalamus (unlike pyrexia/fever).
Antonyms
  • Normothermia: A normal body temperature.
  • Hypothermia: A body temperature below the normal range.
pyrexia

A child with pyrexia rests in bed with a thermometer.

Noun
  1. a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

Từ đồng nghĩa

Từ gần giống

Từ chứa "pyrexia"