1. Causing or favoring the development of fever. SYN: febriferous, febrific. 2. Anything that produces fever. SEE ALSO: pyrogenic. SYN: febricant. [L. febris, fever, + facio, to make]
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fe·bri·fa·cient .feb-rə-'fā-shənt, .fēb- n a substance that causes fever
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feb·ri·fa·cient (feb″rĭ-faґshənt) 1. pyrogenic. 2. pyrogen.Medical dictionary. 2011.