calenture
[ kal-uh n-cher, -choo r ]
/ ˈkæl ən tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /
noun
Pathology. a violent fever with delirium, affecting persons in the tropics.
Nearby words
calendarize, calender, calendering, calends, calendula, calenture, calesa, calescent, calexico, calf, calf bone
Origin of calenture
1585–95; earlier calentura < Spanish: fever, equivalent to calent(ar) to heat (< Latin calent-, stem of calēns, present participle of calēre to be hot) + -ura -ure
Related formscal·en·tu·ral, cal·en·tu·rish, adjective
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calenture
/ (ˈkælənˌtjʊə) /
noun
a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke
Word Origin for calenture
C16: from Spanish calentura fever, ultimately from Latin calēre to be warm
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