febris

[ feb-ris ]

/ ˈfɛb rɪs /

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noun, plural feb·res [feb-reez] /ˈfɛb riz/.

(in prescriptions) fever.

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Nearby words

febrifugal, febrifuge, febrile, febrile convulsion, febrility, febris, february, february revolution, fec, fec., fecal

Origin of febris

From Latin

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Examples from the Web for febris

This fever differs entirely from the febris flava—the typhus icteroides of Sauvages.
Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2)|A Sexton of the Old School
Febris epidemicae cerebro et nervoso generi potissimum infestae, anno 1661 increbescentis descriptio, in Pathologia Cerebri, Cap.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
Yet my judgment is, be it spoken without offence of the learned physicians, that the disease was Febris ardens, a burning fever.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
Then the reign of a minor; then an offer of a usurpation (though it was but as febris ephemera).
The Advancement of Learning|Francis Bacon

It belongs to the great, antique, and illustrious family of febris, whose origin is lost in the darkness of ages.
The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6|Eugne Sue