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Noun pyrogen has 1 sense
  1. pyrogen, pyrectic - any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature
    --1 is a kind of substance, matter

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Pyrogen

Pyrogen is a noun that refers to any substance, typically a bacterial toxin or human produced endotoxin, that causes fever when introduced or released into the blood.

Example Sentence: The doctors administered antibiotics to combat the pyrogen in the patient's bloodstream.

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