Defervescence (dē'fər ves'əns, def'ər-), a noun, means "abatement of a fever." Examples of usage "Endogenous interleukin-10 is required for the defervescence of fever evoked by local lipopolysaccharide-induced and Staphylococcus aureus-induced inflammation in rats." With regard to fever in infants, "...alternation of Tylenol and Motrin hasn't been proven to provide faster defervescence." Footnotes… (More on Defervescence)