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febrile definition

fe·brile (fē′brəl, feb′rəl)

adjective

  1. of or characterized by fever; feverish
  2. caused by fever

Etymology: Fr fébrile < L febris, fever

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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