Defervesce (Verb)
Meaning
Experience an abatement of a fever.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- After several days of rest and medication, the patient began to defervesce and felt a marked improvement in her overall health.
- The doctor monitored the child's temperature closely as the patient's fever started to defervesce, indicating a response to the antibiotics.
- Under close medical supervision, the patient's condition stabilized and her temperature slowly began to defervesce.
- The patient's antibiotics were effective, and as the medication took hold, she started to defervesce and gradually regain her strength.
- Following several hours of hydration and treatment, the athlete's fever began to defervesce, allowing her to eventually return to competition.