Definition of fever

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Fever (n.) Excessive excitement of the passions in consequence of strong emotion; a condition of great excitement; as, this quarrel has set my blood in a fever..

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Enfever :: Enfever (v. t.) To excite fever in.
Peracute :: Peracute (a.) Very sharp; very violent; as, a peracute fever..
Breakbone Fever :: Breakbone fever () See Dengue.
Phrenitis :: Phrenitis (n.) Inflammation of the brain, or of the meninges of the brain, attended with acute fever and delirium; -- called also cephalitis..
Comatose :: Comatose (a.) Relating to, or resembling, coma; drowsy; lethargic; as, comatose sleep; comatose fever..
Feverish :: Feverish (a.) Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish..
Melostemonous :: Melostemonous (a.) Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.
Abracadabra :: Abracadabra (n.) A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.
Spirograph :: Spirochaete (n.) A genus of Spirobacteria similar to Spirillum, but distinguished by its motility. One species, the Spirochaete Obermeyeri, is supposed to be the cause of relapsing fever..
Case :: Case (n.) A patient under treatment; an instance of sickness or injury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury..
Septicaemia :: Septicaemia (n.) A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and other organs..
Obstinate :: Obstinate (a.) Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions..
Trichinosis :: Trichinosis (n.) The disease produced by the presence of trichinae in the muscles and intestinal track. It is marked by fever, muscular pains, and symptoms resembling those of typhoid fever, and is frequently fatal..
Height :: Height (n.) Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest..
Intermit :: Intermit (v. i.) To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever..
Pyaemia :: Pyaemia (n.) A form of blood poisoning produced by the absorption into the blood of morbid matters usually originating in a wound or local inflammation. It is characterized by the development of multiple abscesses throughout the body, and is attended with irregularly recurring chills, fever, profuse sweating, and exhaustion..
Quartan :: Quartan (n.) An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days..
Antipyrine :: Antipyrine (n.) An artificial alkaloid, believed to be efficient in abating fever..
Forerunner :: Forerunner (n.) A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; a sign foreshowing something; a prognostic; as, the forerunner of a fever..
Scarlatina :: Scarlatina (n.) Scarlet fever.
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