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Definition of fever

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Fever (n.) A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of the functions, including usually, thirst and loss of appetite. Many diseases, of which fever is the most prominent symptom, are denominated fevers; as, typhoid fever; yellow fever..

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Febrifugal :: Febrifugal (a.) Having the quality of mitigating or curing fever.

Hyperpyrexia :: Hyperpyrexia (n.) A condition of excessive fever; an elevation of temperature in a disease, in excess of the limit usually observed in that disease..

Melostemonous :: Melostemonous (a.) Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.

Ague :: Ague (n.) The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever; as, fever and ague..

Ague :: Ague (n.) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits..

Signature :: Signature (v. t.) A resemblance between the external characters of a disease and those of some physical agent, for instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet fever and a red cloth; -- supposed to indicate this agent in the treatment of the disease..

Miliaria :: Miliaria (n.) A fever accompanied by an eruption of small, isolated, red pimples, resembling a millet seed in form or size; miliary fever..

Prostrate :: Prostrate (v. t.) To cause to sink totally; to deprive of strength; to reduce; as, a person prostrated by fever..

Obstinate :: Obstinate (a.) Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions..

Quotidian :: Quotidian (a.) Occurring or returning daily; as, a quotidian fever..

Chill :: Chill (n.) A sensation of cold with convulsive shaking of the body, pinched face, pale skin, and blue lips, caused by undue cooling of the body or by nervous excitement, or forming the precursor of some constitutional disturbance, as of a fever..

Alexipyretic :: Alexipyretic (a.) Serving to drive off fever; antifebrile.

Anthrax :: Anthrax (n.) An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), the spores of which constitute the contagious matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also splenic fever..

Typhus :: Typhus (n.) A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called jail fever, famine fever, putrid fever, spottled fever, etc. See Jail fever, under Jail..

Irritative :: Irritative (a.) Accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation; as, an irritative fever..

Peracute :: Peracute (a.) Very sharp; very violent; as, a peracute fever..

Precursory :: Precursory (a.) Preceding as a precursor or harbinger; indicating something to follow; as, precursory symptoms of a fever..

Febrifuge :: Febrifuge (n.) A medicine serving to mitigate or remove fever.

Antipyresis :: Antipyresis (n.) The condition or state of being free from fever.

Fiery :: Fiery (a.) heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish..