fever (redirected from Fever of unknown origin)

fe·ver  (fvr)

n.

1.

a. Abnormally high body temperature.

b. Any of various diseases characterized by abnormally high body temperature.

2.

a. A condition of heightened activity or excitement: a fever of anticipation.

b. A contagious, usually short-lived enthusiasm or craze: disco fever.

v. fe·vered, fe·ver·ing, fe·vers

v.tr.

To effect fever in.

v.intr.

To be or become feverish.

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[Middle English, from Old English fefor and from Old French fievre, both from Latin febris.]

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fever

Noun

1. an abnormally high body temperature, accompanied by a fast pulse rate, shivering, and nausea Related adjective febrile

2. any disease characterized by a high temperature

3. intense nervous excitement: she waited in a fever of anxiety [Latin febris]

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fever  (fvr)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fever - a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection febricity, febrility, feverishness, pyrexia symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease hyperpyrexia - extremely high fever (especially in children)
	2.	fever - intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment" anticipation, expectancy - an expectation buck fever - nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter gold fever - greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush

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fever

noun 1. ague, high temperature, feverishness, pyrexia Medical

noun 2. excitement, heat, passion, intensity, flush, turmoil, ecstasy, frenzy, ferment, agitation, fervour, restlessness, delirium >> adjective febrile

Translations

fever [ˈfiːvəʳ] n → fiebre f;

he has a fever → tiene fiebre

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fever [ˈfiːvəʳ] n → fièvre f;

he has a fever → il a de la fièvre

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fever [ˈfiːvəʳ] n → Fieber nt;

he has a fever → er hat Fieber

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fever [ˈfiːvəʳ] n → febbre f;

he has a fever → ha la febbre