Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to fever; marked by fever: as, the febrile stage of a disease.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to fever; indicating fever, or derived from it
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Feverish , or having ahigh temperature . - adjective Full of
nervous energy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by fever
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Whatever the differences in manifestation the febrile diseases may show, the _febrile reduction of the digestive capacity of the stomach and the bowels is so characteristic_, that it should be specially noted in this connection.
Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration Louis Dechmann
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The PedsQLTM appears to be a feasible, valid, responsive indicator of HRQOL for short-term febrile illnesses evaluated in the ED.
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The fever-related seizures — called febrile seizures — are convulsions brought on by a fever in infants or small children.
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The fever-related seizures — called febrile seizures — are convulsions brought on by a fever in infants or small children.
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Veniss Underground is the kind of book that inspires reviewers to say things like this: "There is a knit cohesion close in service to the novel's overall themes, an unfolding symbolism and allegory that is ultimately let loose during the final chapters, unleashing a Babel of imagery recalling the febrile panels of The Garden of Earthly Delights."
Archive 2006-04-02 Bill Crider 2006
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The side effects to the flu vaccine include fever, vomiting and often seizures related to high fever, also known as febrile convulsions.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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The side effects to the flu vaccine include fever, vomiting and often seizures related to high fever, also known as febrile convulsions.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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The Ministry of Health has told GPs not to use Fluvax after the children had fits caused by a high fever, known as febrile convulsions.
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There is a long historical evolution of the very common condition known as febrile convulsions. the clinical picture of benign Rolandic epilepsy became clear due to the efforts of numerous authors.
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Neutropenia that results in a fever is called febrile neutropenia, and it must be treated immediately to prevent the infection from spreading throughout the bloodstream-a serious condition known as septicemia, which can lead to organ failure.
CancerConsultants 2010
klawson commented on the word febrile
an interesting sounding word which should be more than just feverish--it should be a portmanteau word for feeble and brittle and something else I can't put my finger on. But it is not.
April 15, 2008
5814738 commented on the word febrile
"All he could do was try, with a febrile, terrified intensity, to remember which of the dreams was his own." From Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.
December 6, 2011