"defervescence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɛfəˈvɛsəns/ [UK], /ˌdɛfɚˈvɛsəns/ [US] Forms: defervescences [plural]
Etymology: From Latin defervescere (“to grow cool”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|defervescere|t=to grow cool}} Latin defervescere (“to grow cool”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} defervescence (countable and uncountable, plural defervescences)
  1. The departure or subsiding of a fever. Tags: countable, uncountable

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