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to defervesce

to defervesce

1 9.9
To stop having a fever and return to normal body temperature
  • verb
  • /ˌdɛfərˈvɛs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : defervescencia
  • Doctors monitored whether the patient would defervesce naturally or require more aggressive treatment.

Examples

  • Patients typically defervesce within 48 hours of starting antibiotic therapy for bacterial infections.

  • The patient began to defervesce after receiving treatment.

  • After taking the medication, the child's fever began to defervesce by the following morning.

  • After a few days of rest, he defervesced completely.

  • After taking the medication, she began to defervesce and felt much better.

  • The patient's temperature started to defervesce after three days of treatment.

  • As the infection cleared, he could finally defervesce and return to his normal activities.

Surface Forms

defervesce infinitive
defervesced past
defervesced past participle
defervescing present participle
defervesces third person singular

Etymology

Defervesce comes from the Latin parts de- meaning 'off' or 'down' and fervescere meaning 'to become hot', the same root behind fever. So to defervesce is to 'cool down' and return to a normal temperature after a fever.