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fever
[ fee-ver ]
noun
- an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions.
- an abnormally high body temperature.
- the number of degrees of such a temperature above the normal.
- any of a group of diseases in which high temperature is a prominent symptom:
scarlet fever.
- intense nervous excitement:
The audience was in a fever of anticipation.
verb (used with object)
- to affect with or as with fever:
The excitement fevered him.
fever
/ ˈھːə /
noun
- an abnormally high body temperature, accompanied by a fast pulse rate, dry skin, etc febrilepyretic
- any of various diseases, such as yellow fever or scarlet fever, characterized by a high temperature
- intense nervous excitement or agitation
she was in a fever about her party
verb
- tr to affect with or as if with fever
fever
- A body temperature that is higher than normal. Fever is the body's natural response to the release of substances called pyrogens by infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses. The pyrogens stimulate the hypothalamus in the brain to conserve heat and increase the basal metabolic rate.
Derived Forms
- ˈڱ𱹱, adjective
- ˈڱ𱹱, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ڱv· adjective
- ܲ·ڱv adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of fever1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fever1
Idioms and Phrases
see cabin fever ; run a fever .Example Sentences
Colombia has declared a nationwide health emergency after at least 34 people died of yellow fever, according to official figures.
The couple had initially brought the baby into the emergency room for a high fever.
When Willie Lincoln, the third son of President Lincoln, died at age 11 of typhoid fever, he was interred in a mausoleum in Oak Hill Cemetery.
And so much more illness is on the rise, from Victorian-era diseases like tuberculosis to novel tropical diseases like “sloth fever.”
He is the oldest of 10 and is a dengue fever survivor.
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