pyrogen
(pī′rō-jĕn)
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[Gr. pyr, fire, + gennan, to produce]
Any agent that causes fever. It may be exogenous, such as bacteria or viruses, or endogenous, produced in the body. The latter are usually in response to stimuli accompanying infection or inflammation.
SYN: SEE: pyrexin; SEE: pyrotoxin
pyrogenic (pī″rō-jĕn′ĭk)
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Pyrogen." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768035/all/pyrogen.
Pyrogen. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768035/all/pyrogen. Accessed February 5, 2025.
Pyrogen. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768035/all/pyrogen
Pyrogen [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 February 05]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768035/all/pyrogen.
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