pyreto-, -pyrexia, -pyrexias, pyrito-
(Greek: fever, burning heat)
Closely related to the pyro- unit meaning fire, burn.
pyretogenetic
pyretogenic
pyretogenous
pyretograph
A description of fever and its associated phenomena.
pyretographic
A reference to the recording of fever temperature changes.
pyretography
A written description of fevers.
pyretologist
pyretology
That branch of medicine that treats of fever; literally, "the study of fever".
pyretolysis
pyretotherapy
The treatment of disease with the artificial induction of fever.
pyrexeophobia, pyrexiophobia
An excessive fear of having a fever probably because of its relation to some illness.
pyrexia
1. A fever or a febrile condition.
2. An abnormal elevation of the body temperature.
pyrexia, pyrexial, pyrexic, pyrexical
To be feverish.
pyrexiogenic
pyrexy
Related "heat, hot" word units:
ferv-;
thermo-.
Cross references of word groups that are related, directly, indirectly, or partly to: "fire, burn, glow, or ashes":
ars-, ard-;
cand-, cend-;
caust-, caut-;
crema-;
ciner-;
ether-;
flagr-;
flam-;
focus, foci-;
fulg-;
gehenna-;
ign-;
phleg-;
phlog-;
pyr-;
spod- (ashes; waste);
volcan-.
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