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febrility

(n): a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
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6 months ago chained_bear said:

"'...as you will have perceived there is an increasing febrility, and our best course is no doubt bark, steel, saline enemata, rest and above all quiet.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Nutmeg of Consolation, 25

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