fevers (Meaning)
fevers
an abnormal bodily state characterized by increased production of heat, accelerated heart action and pulse, and systemic debility with weakness, loss of appetite, and thirst, a rise of body temperature above the normal whether a natural response (as to infection) or artificially induced for therapeutic reasons, a disease of which fever is an important symptom, to contract or be in a fever, a rise of body temperature above the normal, any of various diseases of which fever is a prominent symptom, to throw into a fever, a state of excited emotion or activity, a contagious usually transient enthusiasm, to affect with fever, a state of heightened or intense emotion or activity
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fevers Sentence Examples
- The high fevers kept the child shivering and uncomfortable.
- The patient suffered from intermittent fevers that came on suddenly and subsided just as quickly.
- The malaria parasite was causing recurring fevers in the village.
- The fevers were a symptom of an underlying infection that needed to be treated.
- The doctor prescribed antibiotics to combat the fevers and the underlying infection.
- The medication helped to reduce the fevers and ease the patient's symptoms.
- The fevers were so severe that they caused hallucinations and delirium.
- The rise and fall of the fevers followed a distinctive pattern, indicating the stage of the illness.
- The persistent fevers were a cause for concern and required further medical investigation.
- The fevers had subsided, but the patient remained weak and fatigued.
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an abnormal bodily state characterized by increased production of heat, accelerated heart action and pulse, and systemic debility with weakness, loss of appetit
illnesses, ailments,diseases, sicknesses, ills, infirmities, complications, bugs, maladies, attacks
No antonyms found.
The high fevers kept the child shivering and uncomfortable.
The patient suffered from intermittent fevers that came on suddenly and subsided just as quickly.
The malaria parasite was causing recurring fevers in the village.
The fevers were a symptom of an underlying infection that needed to be treated.