12 letters · 32 points in Scrabble
noun extremely high fever (especially in children)
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English pyrexia English hyperpyrexia From hyper- + pyrexia.
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