Definition of pyretic
:of or relating to fever :febrile
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The feces of silkworm (Bombyx mori) have pharmacological properties that give it analgesic, anti-pyretic and anti-inflammatory applications in herbal medicine.
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Origin and Etymology of pyretic
New Latin pyreticus, from Greek pyretikos, from pyretos fever, from pyr
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