febricula

[ fi-brik-yuh-luh ]

noun

1. a slight and short fever, especially when of obscure causation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of febricula¹

From Latin, dating back to 1740–50; febri-, -cule ¹

Example Sentences

Sir Richard Manningham9 also described typhoid fever under the title of "febricula, or little fever."

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