FEBRILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does febrile mean? 

• FEBRILE (adjective)
  The adjective FEBRILE has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characterized by fever

  Familiarity information: FEBRILE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FEBRILE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characterized by fever

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

febrile; feverish

Context example:

a febrile reaction caused by an allergen

Antonym:

afebrile (having no fever)

Pertainym:

fever (a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection)

 Context examples 

This infection results in a febrile illness characterized by pneumonitis and systemic manifestations.

(Ornithosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A prolonged febrile illness commonly caused by several Paratyphi serotypes of SALMONELLA ENTERICA.

(Paratyphoid Fever, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An acute febrile, contagious, viral disease of birds caused by a Paramyxovirus (NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS).

(Newcastle Disease, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An acute, febrile, mucocutaneous condition accompanied by swelling of cervical lymph nodes in infants and young children.

(Kawasaki Disease, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Patients present with an acute febrile illness followed by restlessness, irritability, and bleeding.

(Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, NCI Thesaurus)

This disease is characterized by irregularly recurring febrile paroxysms that in extreme cases occur with acute cerebral, renal, or gastrointestinal manifestations.

(Falciparum Malaria, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An acute infectious, eruptive, febrile disease caused by four antigenically related but distinct serotypes of the DENGUE VIRUS.

(Dengue Fever, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Causes include subarachnoid hemorrhage and acute febrile diseases.

(Meningismus, NCI Thesaurus)