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Pyrexia vs Antipyretic - What's the difference?

pyrexia | antipyretic |

As nouns the difference between pyrexia and antipyretic

is that pyrexia is (label) fever while antipyretic is a pharmaceutical that reduces fever; a febrifuge.

As an adjective antipyretic is

(medicine) that reduces fever; fever-reducing.

pyrexia

English

Noun

(-)
  • (label) fever

    • Derived terms

    * pyrexic, pyrexial

    Related terms

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    antipyretic

    English

    (wikipedia antipyretic)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) That reduces fever; fever-reducing.
  • * 1999 , Otto Appenzeller, The Autonomic Nervous System , ISBN 0444825460, p. 486.
    • The antipyretic action of AVP is limited mainly to its action in a precise location in the ventral septum, though there is some evidence for a similar action in the medial amygdala.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pharmaceutical that reduces fever; a febrifuge.

    • Synonyms

    * febrifuge

    Anagrams

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