fas·tig·i·um
(fă-stĭj′ē-əm)n. The period of maximum severity or intensity of a disease or fever.
[Latin fastīgium, apex, height.]
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fastigium
(fæˈstɪdʒɪəm) n (Pathology) (of an illness) the period of greatest intensity
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fastigium
nounMedicine. The highest point or state:
acme,
apex,
apogee,
climax,
crest,
crown,
culmination,
height,
meridian,
peak,
pinnacle,
summit,
top,
zenith.
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