Defervescence
Pronunciation : De`fer*ves"cence, De`fer*ves"cency
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. defervescere to grow cool.]
Definition : 1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness. A defervescency in holy actions. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Med.)
Defn: The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913