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Definitions of febrile in various dictionaries:
adj - of or relating to or characterized by fever
Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish.
adj - having a fever
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It's a 7-letter medical term meaning "related to fever" |
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Of, relating to, or characterized by fever feverish. |
of or relating to or characterized by fever |
Having or showing the symptoms of a fever. |
Characterized by a great deal of nervous excitement or energy. |
having or showing the symptoms of a fever. |
characterized by a great deal of nervous excitement or energy. |
extremely active, or too excited, imaginative, or emotional: |
caused by a fever: |
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Fever, also known as pyrexia and febrile response, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set-point. There is not a single agreed-upon upper limit for normal temperature with sources using values between 37.5 and 38.3 °C (99.5 and 100.9 °F). The increase in set-point triggers increased muscle contractions and causes a feeling of cold. This results in greater heat production and efforts to conserve heat. When the set-point temperature returns to normal, a person feels hot, becomes flushed, and may begin to sweat. Rarely a fever may trigger a febrile seizure. This is more common in young children. Fevers do not typically go higher than 41 to 42 °C (105.8 to 107.6 °F).A fever can be caused by many medical conditions ranging from non serious to life threatening. This includes viral, bacterial and parasitic infections such as the common cold, urinary tract infections, meningitis, malaria and appendicitis among others. Non-infec |