febricity

fe·bric·i·ty

F0063700 (fĭ-brĭs′ĭ-tē)n. The condition of having a fever.

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[Medieval Latin febrīcitās, from Latin febrīcitāre, to have a fever, from febris, fever.]

febricity

(fɪˈbrɪsɪtɪ) n (Medicine) rare the condition of having a fever[C19: from Medieval Latin febricitās, from Latin febris fever]

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febricity - a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infectionfebrility, fever, feverishness, pyrexiasymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular diseasehyperpyrexia - extremely high fever (especially in children)