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pyrogenic

pyrogenic

9.9
Causes a fever or high body temperature
  • adjective
  • /ˌpaɪrəˈdʒɛnɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : piógeno
  • Drugs that are pyrogenic may induce fever as a side effect after administration.

Examples

  • With the help of two-box model calculations, we show that the centennial-scale variations in isotope ratios can be attributed to changes in pyrogenic and biogenic sources.

    Blog text (19)

  • Estimates of pyrogenic densities during the epidemiological survey were 1460/mL for P. falciparum and 181/mL for P. vivax.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The pyrogenic reaction in the body causes a rise in temperature during an infection.

  • Certain bacterial toxins are pyrogenic and can lead to fever in patients.

Synonyms

pyretic
vspyrogenic
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Relating to or causing fever

emphasizes producing or resulting from fever rather than general relation
pyrogenous
vspyrogenic
  • Specialized
9.9

Causing fever in people or animals

is broader, meaning both producing and resulting from fever
pyrogenetic
vspyrogenic
  • Specialized
9.9

Something that causes a fever, often from infection or inflammation

is the general term for producing or resulting from fever without infection detail
pyrectic
vspyrogenic
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a fever or causing a fever

is focused on producing or resulting rather than merely relating to fever
pyrexial
vspyrogenic
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a fever or higher than normal body temperature

means producing or resulting from fever not simply having high temperature

Surface Forms

pyrogenic positive
pyrogenic comparative
pyrogenic superlative

Morphology

pyrogenic = pyrogen (semi-transparent) = pyro + gen + ic

The word is formally built on the recognisable technical base 'pyrogen', but its medical meaning is still specialized rather than fully obvious to an average learner.

Etymology

Pyrogenic comes from the Greek parts pyro- meaning 'fire' and -genic meaning 'producing', like in the word generate. So a pyrogenic substance 'produces' the 'heat' of a fever and can cause a fever.