apyrexia

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apyrexia

[a″pi-rek´se-ah]

absence of fever. adj., adj apyrexial, afebrile.

a·py·rex·i·a

(ā'pī-rek'sē-ă),

Absence of fever.

[G. a- priv. + pyrexis, fever]

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a·py·rex·i·a

(āpī-reksē-ă)

Absence of fever.

[G. a- priv. + pyrexis, fever]

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a·py·rex·i·a

(āpī-reksē-ă)

Absence of fever.

[G. a- priv. + pyrexis, fever]

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