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fastigium
[ fa-stij-ee-uhm ]
/ fæˈstɪdʒ i əm /
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noun, plural fas·tig·i·ums, fas·tig·i·a [fa-stij-ee-uh]. /fæˈstɪdʒ i ə/. Medicine/Medical.
the highest point of a fever or disease; the period of greatest development of an infection.
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Origin of fastigium
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1670–80
Words nearby fastigium
fast forward, fast ice, fastidious, fastie, fastigiate, fastigium, fast lane, fast motion, fast-moving, fastness, fast neutron
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How to use fastigium in a sentence
It was said of old, "ὁτι scientiæ fundamentum, διὁτι fastigium."
What is Darwinism?|Charles HodgeFastigium: Orthoptera; the extreme point or front of vertex.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith