antipyresis
- noun
- /ˌæntiˈpaɪrəsɪs/
- Specialized
- The doctor recommended antipyresis for the patient's high fever.
Examples
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The patient was given medication for antipyresis to manage his high temperature.
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The doctor decided that antipyresis was necessary to prevent complications from the fever.
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Physical methods of antipyresis, such as cooling blankets, may sometimes be used in hospitals.
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Effective antipyresis can help reduce discomfort during illness.
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To ensure a safe recovery, the hospital staff implemented antipyresis to control the patient's fever.
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The child received antipyresis treatment to lower his temperature after the vaccination.
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Doctors often use antipyresis to help patients feel more comfortable when dealing with a fever.
How Effective
- Specialized
1
4.5
53
2.7
- Specialized
1
7.2
- Specialized
- Specialized
16
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
antipyresis = pyresis (opaque) = anti + pyresis
The word is built from the learned prefix 'anti-' plus 'pyresis' ('fever'), but 'pyresis' is obscure for most B1 learners, so the meaning is not readily inferable from the parts.
Etymology
The word antipyresis comes from anti- meaning 'against' and pyresis meaning 'fever', the same root you see in antipyretic. So antipyresis is the act of lowering or preventing a fever.