fever


Definition: Meaning of, fever in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfiːvə /

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fever fevers
  1. [uncountable and countable] an illness or a medical condition in which you have a very high temperature
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  2. [singular] a situation in which many people feel very excited or feel very strongly about something
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  3. (at) fever pitch British English if people's feelings are at fever pitch, they are extremely excited
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fever used in phrases

  • Argentine hemorrhagic fever (noun)
    1. hemorrhagic fever with neurological signs; caused by the Junin virus
  • Assam fever (noun)
    1. leishmaniasis of the viscera
  • Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever (noun)
    1. an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep
  • Ebola fever (noun)
    1. monkeys and chimpanzees a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever (noun)
    1. monkeys and chimpanzees a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa
  • Gibraltar fever (noun)
    1. infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
  • Haverhill fever (noun)
    1. the form of ratbite fever occurring in the United States
  • Indian tick fever (noun)
    1. ixodid common in India and around the Mediterranean area a disease caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick that lives on dogs and other mammals
  • Kenya fever (noun)
    1. ixodid common in India and around the Mediterranean area a disease caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick that lives on dogs and other mammals
  • Lassa fever (noun)
    1. an acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon
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