febris
Americannoun
plural
febresEtymology
Origin of febris
From Latin
Example Sentences
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This indeed so happens, where the pulse is previously strong, as in febris irritativa; or where another sensorial power, as that of sensation, is exerted on the arterial system, as in inflammations.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
Regarde la lettre B, il verra, Vespere febris exacerbatur.
From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
This fever differs entirely from the febris flava—the typhus icteroides of Sauvages.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old
This fever, with strong pulse without inflammation, or febris irritativa, described in Class I. 1.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
In cases of feigned sickness our doctor would describe the patient as suffering from febris catharalis, and sometimes allowed him to remain a week in the hospital.
From The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
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