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fever (fe´vәr) an abnormally high body temperature; called also pyrexia. adj., fe´verish, fe´brile., adj. any disease characterized by marked increase of body temperature. See also heat exhaustion and heat stroke. For specific diseases, see the eponymic or descriptive name, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever or typhoid fever.
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