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Alt. of Defervescency

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  1. n. Alt. of Defervescency
  2. n. abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
  3. 1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness. A defervescency in holy actions. Jer. Taylor. 2. (Med.) The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia.
  4. n. abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature