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calenture
cal·en·ture C0032800 (kăl′ən-cho͝or′)n. A tropical fever once believed to be caused by the heat. [Spanish calentura, from calentar, to heat, from Latin calēns, calent-, present participle of calēre, to be warm; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]calenture (ˈkælənˌtjʊə) n (Pathology) a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke[C16: from Spanish calentura fever, ultimately from Latin calēre to be warm]cal•en•ture (ˈkæl ən tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər) n. a violent fever with delirium, affecting persons in the tropics. [1585–95; earlier calentura < Sp: fever] calenturea tropical f ever accompanied by delirium.See also: Disease and IllnessEncyclopediaSeeHyperthermiacalenture
calenture (kăl′ən-cho͝or′)n. A tropical fever once believed to be caused by the heat.ThesaurusSeehyperthermia |