Pyrexia

pyrexia /py·rex·ia/ (pi-rek´se-ah) pl. pyrex´iae   fever.pyrex´ial

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py·rex·i·a (p-rks-)

n.

See fever.

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py·rexi·al, py·rexic adj.

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Pyrexia

A medical term denoting fevers.

Mentioned in: Familial Mediterranean Fever

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pyrexia (pīrek´sē),

n See fever.

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pyrexia

a fever, or febrile condition. Can be said to be present if body temperature exceeds the normal range for the particular age and species: horse 102.0°F (39.0°C), cattle 103.0°F (39.5°C), pig 103.5°F (40.0°C), sheep 104.0°F (40.0°C), goat 105.0°F (40.5°C), dog and cat 102.0°F (39.0°C). Called also fever. See also hyperthermia.

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pyrexia-pruritus-hemorrhage syndrome

a syndrome in dairy cattle thought to be due to use of a chemical aid in the making of ensilage, possibly via the intervention of a mycotoxin. Clinically characterized by widespread pruritic dermatitis, fever and mucosal petechiation.