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pyrogenic
(pyro|gen¦ic)
Pronunciation:
/ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/
adjective
1
Medicine
inducing fever:
a pyrogenic response follows intravenous injection of endotoxin
2
caused or produced by combustion or the application of heat:
pyrogenic factors affecting the fluctuation of the forest-savannah boundary
Derivatives
pyrogenicity
noun
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