fever+and+ague
21Fever — 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.).… …
22Brain fever — Fever Fe ver (f[=e] v[ e]r), n. [OE. fever, fefer, AS. fefer, fefor, L. febris: cf. F. fi[ e]vre. Cf. {Febrile}.] 1. (Med.) A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of the… …
23Continued fever — Fever Fe ver (f[=e] v[ e]r), n. [OE. fever, fefer, AS. fefer, fefor, L. febris: cf. F. fi[ e]vre. Cf. {Febrile}.] 1. (Med.) A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of the… …
24ague — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French ague, from Medieval Latin (febris) acuta, literally, sharp fever, from Latin, feminine of acutus sharp more at acute Date: 14th century 1. a fever (as malaria) marked by paroxysms of chills, fever …
25ague — a•gue [[t]ˈeɪ gyu[/t]] n. 1) pat chills, fever, and sweating associated with malaria 2) pat any fever marked by shivering • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < MF, short for fievre ague acute fever < L febris acūta a′gu•ish, adj …
26ague — [ eɪgju:] noun archaic malaria or another illness involving fever and shivering. ↘a fever or shivering fit. Derivatives agued adjective aguish adjective Origin ME: via OFr. from med. L. acuta (febris) acute (fever) …
27Malarial fever — Malarial Ma*la ri*al, Malarian Ma*la ri*an, Malarious Ma*la ri*ous, a. Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria. [1913 Webster] {Malarial fever} (Med.), a fever produced by malaria, and characterized by the occurrence of chills, fever, and… …
28Intermittent fever — Intermittent In ter*mit tent, a. [L. intermittens, entis, p. pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.] Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever. Boyle. [1913 Webster] {Intermittent fever} (Med.) …
29Chill and fever — Chill Chill (ch[i^]l), n. [AS. cele, cyle, from the same root as celan, calan, to be cold; akin to D. kil cold, coldness, Sw. kyla to chill, and E. cool. See {Cold}, and cf. {Cool}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a …
30ague — aguelike, adj. /ay gyooh/, n. 1. Pathol. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits. 2. a fit of fever or shivering or shaking chills, accompanied by malaise, pains in the… …
