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Meaning of "febrile" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FEBRILE

From medical Latin febrīlis, from Latin febris fever.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FEBRILE

febrile  [ˈfiːbraɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEBRILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Febrile is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FEBRILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

febrile

Fever

Fever is one of the most common medical signs and is characterized by an elevation of body temperature above the normal range of 36.5–37.5 °C due to an increase in the temperature regulatory set-point. This increase in set-point triggers increased muscle tone and chills. As a person's temperature increases, there is, in general, a feeling of cold despite an increase in body temperature. Once body temperature has increased to the new set-point temperature, there is a feeling of warmth. A fever can be caused by many different medical conditions ranging from benign to potentially serious. Some studies suggest that fever is useful as a defense mechanism as the body's immune response can be strengthened at higher temperatures; however, there are arguments for and against the usefulness of fever, and the issue is controversial. With the exception of very high temperatures, treatment to reduce fever is often not necessary; however, antipyretic medications can be effective at lowering the temperature, which may improve the affected person's comfort.

Definition of febrile in the English dictionary

The definition of febrile in the dictionary is of or relating to fever; feverish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FEBRILE


acrylonitrile
ˌækrɪləʊˈnaɪtraɪl
afebrile
æˈfiːbraɪl
antifebrile
ˌæntɪˈfiːbraɪl
butyryl
ˈbjuːtɪˌraɪl
intersterile
ˌɪntəˈsteraɪl
invirile
ɪnˈvɪraɪl
laetrile
ˈleɪəˌtraɪl
nonvirile
ˌnɒnˈvɪraɪl
puerile
ˈpjʊəraɪl
rile
raɪl
Ryle
raɪl
sterile
ˈstɛraɪl
supervirile
ˌsuːpərˈvɪraɪl
ultravirile
ˌʌltrəˈvɪraɪl
unsterile
ʌnˈstɛraɪl
virile
ˈvɪraɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEBRILE

feblesse
febri
febricity
febricula
febrifacient
febriferous
febrific
febrifugal
febrifuge
febrility
Februaries
February
February Revolution
fec.
fecal
feces
Fechner
fecht
fechter

WORDS THAT END LIKE FEBRILE

acetonitrile
automobile
bile
chile
difficile
facile
hostile
isonitrile
juvenile
meanwhile
mile
mobile
nitrile
profile
scurrile
smile
textile
tile
utile
while

Synonyms and antonyms of febrile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FEBRILE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «febrile» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of febrile

Translation of «febrile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FEBRILE

Find out the translation of febrile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of febrile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «febrile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发热
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

febril
570 millions of speakers

English

febrile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ज्वर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحموية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лихорадочная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

febril
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্বরোজ্বরো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fébrile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Febrile
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fiebrig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熱病の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Febrile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chứng sốt rét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காய்ச்சல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉब्रियल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ateşli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

febbrile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gorączkowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гарячкова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

febrile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμπύρετη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koors
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

febril
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

febril
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of febrile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEBRILE»

The term «febrile» is regularly used and occupies the 58.924 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FEBRILE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «febrile» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «febrile» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about febrile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEBRILE»

Discover the use of febrile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to febrile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Febrile Seizures
This book presents the latest developments in this field as well as the current state of knowledge in the following: * New imaging tools and emerging data, visualizing effects of febrile seizures on the brain * New genetic methodologies * ...
Tallie Z. Baram, Shlomo Shinnar, 2002
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Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Textbook
If treatment for prevention of recurrent febrile seizures is contemplated, these two extremes of risk should be taken into account. However, the ability to predict recurrence does not mean that preventive treatment is indicated.
Jerome Engel, Timothy A. Pedley, Jean Aicardi, 2008
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Current Management in Child Neurology
Febrile seizures are a common and mostly benign type of seizure. Daily antiepileptic drugs are not recommended for children with simple febrile seizures and are often unnecessary for those with complex febrile seizures. Understanding the ...
Bernard L. Maria, 2009
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Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
The Epilepsy Foundation can be accessed at www. epilepsy foundation.org. Additional resources can be found at www.paceusa.org and www. epilepsyinstitute.org. I FEBRILE SEIZURES Febrile seizures are the most common type of seizure ...
Susan Scott Ricci, Terri Kyle, 2009
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Textbook of Febrile Neutropenia
This text, from an international team of experts, reviews the epidemiology, assessment and treatment of febrile neutropenia in a number of clinical settings.
Kenneth V I Rolston, Edward B Rubenstein, 2001
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Clinical Infectious Diseases: A Practical Approach
Acute febrile illnesses usually develop within a 24 h period, and either subside in a few days (e.g., viral upper respiratory tract infection [URI]) or, because of their severity or associated symptoms, lead to early medical evaluation and diagnosis.
Richard K. Root, 1999
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Prognosis of Epilepsies
Febrile seizures* are the single most common type of seizure disorder and occur in 2-5% of children in the US and Western Europe. Estimates from Japan are higher as are estimates from areas in the developing world [1], Febrile seizures ...
Pierre Jallon, 2003
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Epilepsy A to Z: A Concise Encyclopedia:Second Edition
A Concise Encyclopedia:Second Edition Pierre Jallon MD, Peter W. Kaplan MB, FRCP, William O. Tatum, Dr. William Tatum, Dr. Pierre Jallon, Dr. Peter Kaplan. 129 FEBRILE SEIZURES ...
Pierre Jallon MD, Peter W. Kaplan MB, FRCP, William O. Tatum, 2009
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An essay on the disease called yellow fever: with ...
with observations concerning febrile contagion, typhus fever, dysentery, and the plague : partly delivered as the Gulstonian Lectures, before the College of Physicians, in the years 1806 and 1807 Edward Nathaniel Bancroft John Beale ...
Edward Nathaniel Bancroft, John Beale Davidge, 1821
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Advanced Therapy in Epilepsy
James W. Wheless, James Willmore, Roger A. Brumback. Febrile Seizures N. Paul Rosman, MD Convulsive Status Epilepticus David M. Treiman, MD Table 2. Etiology. Chapter 19 It is better that a fever should follow a convulsion than a ...
James W. Wheless, James Willmore, Roger A. Brumback, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEBRILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term febrile is used in the context of the following news items.
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Once tabloid humiliation was for stars. Now, as the Danczuks have …
Titles that once splashed on celebrity scandal day after day, their stories setting febrile agendas that seemed hard to escape, now quite often ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Greek deal hangs in the balance
Against what could be a fairly febrile backdrop, several data releases, including Tuesday's German ZEW and euro area industrial production ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
3
Pathogenesis of Acute and Chronic Osteomyelitis
The clinical picture of this entity reaches from febrile temperatures or localized pain to classical symptoms of inflammation like local redness, swelling and ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
4
Books: Turning the heat on the Cold War
His feeling for time and place remains impressively sharp, from rationing-era London to the "strange, febrile vitality" of post-war Paris. Marian ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
5
'Summerlong,' by Dean Bakopoulos
With his first lines Bakopoulos draws our attention to the fertile landscape of the Midwest and the febrile inner landscape of his leading man: “In ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Interview: KC Clifford returns to WoodyFest with healthy baby after …
... later: Hollis' sister suffered her first (and hopefully only) febrile seizure, the result of a high fever, and had to be rushed to the emergency room ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
7
Concerns as lepto deaths reach 14, ten reported from single hospital …
At Ambedkar, doctors have been given instructions to test every patient with acute febrile illness for lepto and malaria."We have asked doctors ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
8
Seattle Genetics Initiates Clinical Trial of ADCETRIS® (Brentuximab …
Febrile neutropenia has been reported with ADCETRIS. Monitor complete blood counts prior to each dose of ADCETRIS and consider more ... «PipelineReview.com, Jul 15»
9
Who is most likely to get Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)?
Are there any complications of the virus? In very rare cases, HFMD can cause febrile seizures or meningitis, says Dr. Baxter. «Momtastic, Jul 15»
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San Fermin: Pamplona's bullfighting fiesta is a strangely fascinating …
... and Roaring Twenties glamour in his greatest novel, 1926's The Sun Also Rises – but it is difficult not to be caught up in the febrile ambience. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Febrile [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/febrile>. Apr 2024 ».
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