Fever definitions
Any of various diseases characterized by abnormally high body temperature.
noun
A condition of heightened activity or excitement.
A fever of anticipation.
noun
A contagious, usually short-lived enthusiasm or craze.
Disco fever.
noun
To effect fever in.
verb
The definition of a fever is a body temperature above normal, a disease with a high fever, or a condition of being uneasy and excited.
An example of a fever is 102 degrees fahrenheit.
An example of a fever is typhoid.
An example of a fever is a nervous fidget.
noun
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To be or become feverish.
verb
A body temperature that is higher than normal, caused by an infection, ovulation, vigorous exercise, etc.; pyrexia.
noun
Any of various diseases characterized by a high fever.
Yellow fever.
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A condition of nervousness or restless excitement.
noun
To cause fever in.
verb
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Abnormally high body temperature.
noun
Any of various diseases characterized by abnormally high body temperature.
noun
To effect fever in.
verb
To be or become feverish.
verb
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.
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A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
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Abnormally high body temperature.
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Origin of fever
From Middle English, from Old French fievre, reinforced by native Old English fēfor, from Latin febris (“a fever”), from ferveō (“to be hot, burn, boil”); or perhaps literally 'a trembling', akin to Greek φέβεσθαι (febesthai, “to flee affrighted”), φόβος (phobos, “flight, panic fear, fear, terror”).