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pyrectic

/paɪˈrɛk.tɪk/

Traducción: Adjetivo poco usado que se refiere a lo relativo a la fiebre o que la produce; pirético., Sustantivo que designa cualquier sustancia o agente que provoca un aumento de la temperatura corporal, empleado a menudo en contextos médicos.

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adjective

formalcommonmedicalobsoleto/paɪˈrɛk.tɪk/

An obsolete adjective meaning relating to or producing fever; pyretic.

  • 🇪🇸Adjetivo poco usado que se refiere a lo relativo a la fiebre o que la produce; pirético.
  1. Relating to fever C2 formal medical

    Having or causing fever; pyretic.

    • The patient's pyrectic condition required immediate treatment.
    • Certain infections are known to be pyrectic.
    • The doctor noted the pyrectic symptoms in the medical report.

    🇪🇸Relativo a la fiebre

    Sinónimos: febrilefeverishfeverouspyretic

    Antónimos: antipyreticfebrifuge

noun

C2formalcommonmedical/paɪˈrɛk.tɪk/

A noun referring to any substance or agent that induces an increase in body temperature, often used in medical contexts.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa cualquier sustancia o agente que provoca un aumento de la temperatura corporal, empleado a menudo en contextos médicos.
  1. Fever-inducing substance C2 formal medical

    Any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature, typically used in medical contexts.

    • The doctor identified a pyrectic in the patient's bloodstream.
    • Certain pyrectics are used in research to study fever responses.
    • The injection contained a pyrectic that triggered a mild fever.

    🇪🇸Sustancia pirética

    Sinónimos: pyrogen