noun
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
• Syn: ↑fever, ↑febrility, ↑pyrexia, ↑feverishness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑feverish (for: ↑feverishness), ↑pyrectic (for: ↑pyrexia), ↑feverous (for: ↑fever)
• Hypernyms: ↑symptom
• Hyponyms: ↑hyperpyrexia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.