fever

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fe|ver /f'iːvər/ (fevers)
1 [N-VAR]
If you have a fever when you are ill, your body temperature is higher than usual and your heart beats faster.
My Uncle Jim had a high fever...
Symptoms of the disease include fever and weight loss.
see also hay fever, rheumatic fever,
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A fever is extreme excitement or nervousness about something.
Angie waited in a fever of excitement.
= frenzyfe|ver blis|ter (fever blisters)
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Fever blisters are small sore spots that sometimes appear on or near someone's lips and nose when they have a cold. (AM; in BRIT, usually use cold sore)fe|ver pitch
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If something is at fever pitch, it is in an extremely active or excited state.
Campaigning is reaching fever pitch for elections on November 6.glan|du|lar fe|ver
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Glandular fever is a disease which causes swollen glands, fever, and a sore throat. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use mononucleosis)hay fe|ver
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If someone is suffering from hay fever, they sneeze and their eyes itch, because they are allergic to grass or flowers.rheu|mat|ic fe|ver
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Rheumatic fever is a disease which causes fever, and swelling and pain in your joints.scar|let fe|ver
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Scarlet fever is an infectious disease which gives you a painful throat, a high temperature, and red spots on your skin.yel|low fe|ver
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Yellow fever is a serious infectious disease that people can catch in tropical countries.

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