pyrexian.

Brit.

/pʌɪˈrɛksɪə/, U.S.

/paɪˈrɛksiə/

Inflections: Plural pyrexiae, pyrexias.

Forms:

α. 1700s–1800s pyrexy.

β. 1700s– pyrexia.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pyrexia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pyrexia (1764 or earlier), probably < ancient Greek πυρεκ- , stem of πυρέσσειν to be feverish (see pyrectic adj.) + -σία (see -sy suffix¹), after post-classical Latin apyrexia (1672 or earlier: see apyrexy n.). Compare French pyrexie (1795).

Medicine.

Fever; an instance or episode of fever. In early use also: †any of a group of diseases characterized by fever (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun]

feverOE

febris1483

feveress1495

calenture1593

febricitation1598

feverishness1638

pyrexia1777

febricity1873

febrility1873

1777 Med. & Philos. Comm. 5 i. 350 Unusual redness, heat, pain, and tumour, on any part of the surface of the body, together with general pyrexia, are the symptoms of external inflammation.

1788 J. Brown tr. Elements Med. I. 54 The sthenic diseases, in which the pulse is turbulently affected,..should be called Pyrexies.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 31 There is heat, thirst, and other concomitants of pyrexy.

1847 Lancet 25 Dec. 677/1 It has been..this very system of extravagant localization that has introduced..so much erroneous doctrine in reference to the true pathology and treatment of many of the pyrexiæ.

1897 Daily News 26 Mar. 3/1 On Saturday there was moderate pyrexia, with loss of appetite and intestinal irritation.

1918 R. Aldington Let. 23 June in R. Aldington & H. D. Lives in Lett. (2003) 69 This letter will be in rather a hurry as I feel I'm sickening for ‘pyrexia’ wh: will put me to bed for a couple of days.

1976 Lancet 3 Jan. 33/1 Most pyrexias of unknown origin are short and trivial, but melioidosis can be fatal.

1991 Pulse 6 Apr. 64/2 He advised fluids only, together with aspirin or paracetamol for the pyrexia.

Derivatives

pyˈrexic adj. = pyrexial adj.

ΚΠ

1882 Lancet 16 Sept. 428/1 But hardly any..will escape attacks in which they will be pyrexic and waste.

1901 Lancet 13 July 85/2 Alcohol therefore proved very satisfactory in reducing pyrexic conditions.

1977 Canad. Anaesthetists Soc. Jrnl. 24 408 All patients who were still pyrexic four days after operation showed radiological evidence of atelectasis.

2005 Indian Jrnl. Med. Res. 123 91 Of the 152 serum samples from individuals with pyrexic illness, 23..were positive for anti-hantavirus IgM.

pyˈrexical adj. now rare = pyrexial adj.

ΚΠ

1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Pyrexical, relating to fever; febrile.

1876 E. Seguin Med. Thermometry & Human Temperature i. xvii. 176 The incubation-period [of whooping-cough] is pyrexical, often hyperpyrexical.

1961 Lancet 25 Mar. 637/2 During the past 2 years he has had pyrexical reactions to most, but not all, transfusions.

1999 T. McGowran Beyond Bamboo Screen iii. 64 Dengue fever, an influenza-like pyrexical illness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pyrexia
释义	pyrexian. Brit. /pʌɪˈrɛksɪə/, U.S. /paɪˈrɛksiə/ Inflections: Plural pyrexiae, pyrexias. Forms: α. 1700s–1800s pyrexy. β. 1700s– pyrexia. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pyrexia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pyrexia (1764 or earlier), probably < ancient Greek πυρεκ- , stem of πυρέσσειν to be feverish (see pyrectic adj.) + -σία (see -sy suffix¹), after post-classical Latin apyrexia (1672 or earlier: see apyrexy n.). Compare French pyrexie (1795). Medicine. Fever; an instance or episode of fever. In early use also: †any of a group of diseases characterized by fever (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] feverOE febris1483 feveress1495 calenture1593 febricitation1598 feverishness1638 pyrexia1777 febricity1873 febrility1873 1777 Med. & Philos. Comm. 5 i. 350 Unusual redness, heat, pain, and tumour, on any part of the surface of the body, together with general pyrexia, are the symptoms of external inflammation. 1788 J. Brown tr. Elements Med. I. 54 The sthenic diseases, in which the pulse is turbulently affected,..should be called Pyrexies. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 31 There is heat, thirst, and other concomitants of pyrexy. 1847 Lancet 25 Dec. 677/1 It has been..this very system of extravagant localization that has introduced..so much erroneous doctrine in reference to the true pathology and treatment of many of the pyrexiæ. 1897 Daily News 26 Mar. 3/1 On Saturday there was moderate pyrexia, with loss of appetite and intestinal irritation. 1918 R. Aldington Let. 23 June in R. Aldington & H. D. Lives in Lett. (2003) 69 This letter will be in rather a hurry as I feel I'm sickening for ‘pyrexia’ wh: will put me to bed for a couple of days. 1976 Lancet 3 Jan. 33/1 Most pyrexias of unknown origin are short and trivial, but melioidosis can be fatal. 1991 Pulse 6 Apr. 64/2 He advised fluids only, together with aspirin or paracetamol for the pyrexia. Derivatives pyˈrexic adj. = pyrexial adj. ΚΠ 1882 Lancet 16 Sept. 428/1 But hardly any..will escape attacks in which they will be pyrexic and waste. 1901 Lancet 13 July 85/2 Alcohol therefore proved very satisfactory in reducing pyrexic conditions. 1977 Canad. Anaesthetists Soc. Jrnl. 24 408 All patients who were still pyrexic four days after operation showed radiological evidence of atelectasis. 2005 Indian Jrnl. Med. Res. 123 91 Of the 152 serum samples from individuals with pyrexic illness, 23..were positive for anti-hantavirus IgM. pyˈrexical adj. now rare = pyrexial adj. ΚΠ 1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Pyrexical, relating to fever; febrile. 1876 E. Seguin Med. Thermometry & Human Temperature i. xvii. 176 The incubation-period [of whooping-cough] is pyrexical, often hyperpyrexical. 1961 Lancet 25 Mar. 637/2 During the past 2 years he has had pyrexical reactions to most, but not all, transfusions. 1999 T. McGowran Beyond Bamboo Screen iii. 64 Dengue fever, an influenza-like pyrexical illness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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