febrifacient

febrifacient

 [feb″rĭ-fa´shent]

pyrogenic.

feb·ri·fa·cient

(feb'ri-fā'shĕnt),

1. Causing or favoring the development of fever.
See also: pyrogenic. Synonym(s): febriferous, febrific

2. Anything that produces fever.
See also: pyrogenic.

Synonym(s): febricant

[L. febris, fever, + facio, to make]

febrifacient

/feb·ri·fa·cient/ (feb″rĭ-fa´shint)

1. pyrogenic.

2. pyrogen.

febrifacient

(fĕb′rə-fā′shənt)

n.

A substance that produces fever.

adj.

Causing fever.

febrifacient

[feb′rifā′shənt]

an agent that induces a fever.

febricant

An obsolete term meaning:
adjective Pyrogenic;
 
noun A pyrogen or agent that induces fever.

feb·ri·fa·cient

(feb'ri-fā'shĕnt)

1. Causing or favoring the development of fever.

2. Anything that produces fever.

[L. febris, fever, + facio, to make]

feb·ri·fa·cient

(feb'ri-fā'shĕnt)

Causing or favoring the development of fever.

[L. febris, fever, + facio, to make]

febrifacient

producing fever.