fever | | |
n. (state) | 1. febricity, febrility, fever, feverishness, pyrexia | a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection. |
| ~ symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease. |
| ~ hyperpyrexia | extremely high fever (especially in children). |
n. (feeling) | 2. fever | intense nervous anticipation.; "in a fever of resentment" |
| ~ anticipation, expectancy | an expectation. |
| ~ buck fever | nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter. |
| ~ gold fever | greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush. |
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