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pseudofever

pseudofever noun: a high body temperature that resembles, but is not in fact, a fever.

Noun

pseudofever (usually uncountable, plural pseudofevers)

  1. (usually) A high body temperature that resembles, but is not in fact, a fever.
    • It is best to consider these as mild temperature elevations, possibly due to autonomic instability, and not label these as fevers. As with other forms of pseudofever, the treatment is to stop measuring the patient's temperature.2017, Randall Fisher, Thomas G. Boyce, Armando G. Correa, Moffet's Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Forms of pseudofever

pluralpseudofevers

Origin of pseudofever

From pseudo- + fever.

Questions about pseudofever

What does pseudofever mean?
Pseudofever means a high body temperature that resembles, but is not in fact, a fever.
What part of speech is pseudofever?
Pseudofever is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudofever?
The plural of pseudofever is pseudofevers.

Words near pseudofever in the dictionary

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  6. pseudofever
  7. pseudofevers
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  10. pseudofilament
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