fever

Noun
  1. A rise in the temperature of the body;
    Frequently a symptom of infection (synset 114388761)
    is a type of: symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
    subtypes: hyperpyrexia - extremely high fever (especially in children)
    same as: febricity, febrility, feverishness, pyrexia
  2. Intense nervous anticipation (synset 107526619)
    "in a fever of resentment"
    is a type of: anticipation, expectancy - an expectation
    subtypes:
    • buck fever - nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter
    • gold fever - greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush

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