Fastigium Definition

fă-stĭjē-əm
noun
The most severe point in the course of an illness.
Webster's New World
The period of maximum severity or intensity of a disease or fever.
American Heritage Medicine
The highest point in the roof of the fourth ventricle of the brain.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary

(architecture) A pediment or gable end.

Wiktionary

Origin of Fastigium

  • Latin fastīgium apex, height

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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