fever (redirected from parenteric fever)

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

fever [ˈfiːvəʳ] n → fièvre f;

he has a fever → il a de la fièvre

fever [ˈfiːvəʳ] n → Fieber nt;

he has a fever → er hat Fieber

fever [ˈfiːvəʳ] n → febbre f;

he has a fever → ha la febbre

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fever

n fever [ˈfiːvə]

(an illness causing) high body temperature and quick heart-beat She is in bed with a fever; a fever of excitement.koors, koorsigheidحُمّىтрескаhorečkafeberdas Fieberπυρετόςfiebrepalavikتبkuumefièvreחוֹםबुखार, उत्तेजनाgroznica, vrucicalázdemamhitifebbre熱열, 발열, 열광, 흥분karštis, įkarštis, karštligėdrudzis; uzbudinājums; satraukumsdemamkoortsfeber(sykdom)gorączkafebrefebrăжар; лихорадка;возбуждениеhorúčkavročicagroznicafeberการเป็นไข้ateş發燒жар, гарячкаتیز بخارcơn sốt发烧

adj ˈfeverish

1 having a slight fever She seems a bit feverish tonight.koorsigمَحْموم، مُصاب بِحُمّىтрескавhorečnatýfeberagtigfiebrigεμπύρετοςfebrilpalavikuneتب دارkuumeinenfiévreuxקוֹדֵחहल्का बुखार होनाgrozničavlázasmenderita demammeð hita/hitavellufebbricitante熱のある미열이 있는karščiuojantisdrudžainsdemamkoortsigsom har feberrozgorączkowanyfebrilfebrilнездоровыйhorúčkovývročičengrozničavfebrig, feberhetเป็นไข้hafif ateşli發燒的гарячковийدرجئہ حرارت کا تھوڑا سا بڑھا ہوناcó triệu chứng sốt; hơi sốt发烧的

2 restlessly excited a feverish air.koorsigeمُسَبِّب للحُمّى، مُضْطَرِبвъзбуденhorečný, nepokojnýfebrilsk; hektiskfieberhaftπυρετώδηςnervioso, excitado, febrilpalavikulineپر جوش و خروشkuumeinenfébrileנִרגַשअधिक उत्तेजना होनाuzbudenhevespenuh kegelisahaneirðarlaus, æsturfebbrile熱狂的な열광한, 흥분한įkaitęsuzbudināts; satrauktskegelisahankoortsigfebrilskgorączkowyexcitante/exaltadoagitatвозбуждённыйhorúčkovitý, nepokojnýrazburjenuzbuđenfeberaktig, febrilตื่นเต้นheyecanlı, telâşlı狂熱的збуджений, неспокійнийجوشیلاxúc động; bồn chồn狂热的

adv ˈfeverishly

quickly and excitedly He wrote feverishly.koorsagtigباضْطِرابтрескавоhorečně, nepokojněfebrilskt; feberagtigt; hektisktfieberhaftπυρετωδώςfebrilmentepalavikuliseltبا تب و تابkuumeisestifiévreusementבְּקַדַחתָנוּתउत्तेजित अवस्था मेंuzbuđenohevesenpenuh gairahmeð ákafa og æsingifebbrilmente熱狂して매우 열심히, 열광적으로karštligiškaidrudžaini; satrauktipenuh ghairahkoortsigfebrilskgorączkowofebrilmentecu înfrigurareлихорадочноhorúčkovitovročičnouzbuđenofeberaktigt, febriltอย่างตื่นเต้นhararetle激動地збудженоluống cuống激动地

at fever pitch

at a level of great excitement The crowd's excitement was at fever pitch as they waited for the filmstar to appear.op kookpuntفي إنْفِعال شَديدвръхна точкаvrchol vzrušeníhøjeste gearder Höhepunktσε παροξυσμόal rojo vivoharipunktisسطح پر تب و تابhuipussaanparoxysmeבְּהִתרָגשוּת גְדוֹלָהउत्तेजना के चरमuzbudenje koje je doseglo vrhunac, groznicavo uzbudenjerobbanásig feszültmemuncaká suðupunkti(in uno stato di grande eccitazione)熱狂して매우 흥분한, 극에 달한aukščiausio laipsnioārkārtīgs satraukumsmemuncakop het kookpuntpå bristepunktetu szczytu, w zenicienuma excitação/no augeparo­xismв крайнем возбужденииna vrchole vzrušeniana viškuna vrhuncu uzbuđenjavid kokpunktenในระดับที่ตื่นเต้นมาก ๆbüyük heyecan içinde極度激動в надзвичайно збудженому станіانتہائی جذباتیتở/tới mức độ kích động cao极度激动