pyrexia of unkown originmedical dictionary

<clinical sign>

<clinical examination> Pyrexia of unknown (or uncertain) origin, a term applied to febrile illness before diagnosis has been established.

Synonyms: fever of unknown origin.

Acronym: PUO

(05 Mar 2000)

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