请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 defervescence
释义

Definition of defervescence in English:

defervescence

noun ˌdɪfəˈvɛs(ə)nsˌdēfərˈvesəns
mass nounMedicine
  • The abatement of a fever as indicated by a decrease in bodily temperature.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although they were subjectively better, there was a delayed defervescence of fever even up to 7 days, whereas in 1989, this occurred in 3 days.
    • At the end of this phase defervescence occurs and the patient is usually afebrile for a day or two before the immune phase begins.
    • The recurrence of fever after an initial defervescence suggests a septic or nonseptic embolic event, a drug hypersensitivity reaction or the emergence of a resistant strain.
    • During this time the vast majority of patients show clinical improvement, including defervescence, reduced cough, and weight gain.
    • If major plasma leakage occurs, it usually develops 24 hours before to 24 hours after defervescence.

Derivatives

  • defervesce

  • verb ˌdiːfəˈvɛsˌdifərˈvɛs
    [no object]Medicine
    • Experience defervescence.

      the patient defervesced after seven weeks of continuous fever
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The patients who took longer than 48 hours to defervesce were clinically similar to those whose fevers responded faster to therapy.
      • The patient defervesced and continued to receive red cell and platelet support.
      • Several days after the onset, the patient will defervesce, with gradual neurological improvement over several days.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin defervescent- 'ceasing to boil', from the verb defervescere.

 
 

Definition of defervescence in US English:

defervescence

nounˌdēfərˈvesəns
Medicine
  • The abatement of a fever as indicated by a decrease in bodily temperature.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At the end of this phase defervescence occurs and the patient is usually afebrile for a day or two before the immune phase begins.
    • During this time the vast majority of patients show clinical improvement, including defervescence, reduced cough, and weight gain.
    • If major plasma leakage occurs, it usually develops 24 hours before to 24 hours after defervescence.
    • Although they were subjectively better, there was a delayed defervescence of fever even up to 7 days, whereas in 1989, this occurred in 3 days.
    • The recurrence of fever after an initial defervescence suggests a septic or nonseptic embolic event, a drug hypersensitivity reaction or the emergence of a resistant strain.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin defervescent- ‘ceasing to boil’, from the verb defervescere.

 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/12 7:57:50