high fever

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• fever — [fē′vər] n. [ME < OE fefer & OFr fievre, both < L febris < IE base * dhegwh , to burn > L fovere, to warm, MIr daig, fire] 1. a body temperature that is higher than normal, caused by an infection, ovulation, vigorous exercise, etc.;… …   English World dictionary

• high — high, tall, lofty mean above the average in height. High, the general term (opposed to low), implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation {a high hill} {a high building} or are placed at a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… …   Medical dictionary

• fever — noun 1 high temperature ADJECTIVE ▪ high, raging ▪ She had a very high fever. ▪ mild, slight ▪ persistent ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Fever therapy — Using abnormal elevations in body temperature as a tool to treat disease. This was done in the past by deliberately raising the patient s temperature to cause fever. Fever therapy was pioneered by the Austrian neuropsychiatrist Julius Wagner von… …   Medical dictionary

• fever */ — UK [ˈfiːvə(r)] / US [ˈfɪvər] noun Word forms fever : singular fever plural fevers 1) [countable/uncountable] a medical condition in which the temperature of your body is very high and you feel ill Use paracetamol syrup to reduce fever in infants …   English dictionary

• Fever, epidemic hemorrhagic — A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and pain in the muscles, joints and abdomen with nausea and vomiting followed by bleeding into the kidney and elsewhere. Known also as… …   Medical dictionary

• Fever, hemorrhagic — A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and pain in the muscles, joints and abdomen with nausea and vomiting followed by bleeding into the kidney and elsewhere. Known also as… …   Medical dictionary

• Fever, yellow — An acute systemic (bodywide) illness caused by a virus called a Flavivirus. In severe cases, the viral infection causes a high fever, bleeding into the skin, and necrosis (death) of cells in the kidney and liver. The damage done to the liver from …   Medical dictionary

• fever — fe|ver [ fivər ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount a medical condition in which the temperature of your body is very high and you feel sick: TEMPERATURE: What do you use to reduce fever in infants? have a fever: Tom had a high fever all week. 2. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Fever, Meuse — Named for the Meuse River area, one of the great battlegrounds of World War I. Also known as trench fever. Meuse or trench fever is a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it is estimated to… …   Medical dictionary