pyrexia

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Not a trace of wind in the humid pyrexia of mid-afternoon.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2016

It is these ptomaines, thus carried to all parts of the body, that are largely the immediate cause of the pyrexia and attending symptoms.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir

The pyrexia may be divided into three periods, each having its own peculiarities.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Quinine, as might be expected, has been largely used, in the hope that it might control the pyrexia or prevent the relapse.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

After an apyretic period of six weeks, during which the symptoms of the amyloid visceral disease persisted, a sudden and rapidly fatal pyrexia occurred.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various