Diseases

Fever

An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process.

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Abstract

An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Pyrexia
  • Fevers
  • Pyrexias

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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/ther = treatment of FEVER: differentiate from FEVER THERAPY see HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; /chem ind: consider also HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED or PYROGENS

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fever. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005334. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005334
  2. Fever. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever
  3. Fever. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38933