febris

American  

[feb-ris] / ˈfɛb rɪs /

noun

febres plural

1. (in prescriptions) fever.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• febres
  plural

Etymology

Origin of febris

From Latin

Example Sentences

This indeed so happens, where the pulse is previously strong, as in febris irritativa; or where another sensorial power, as that of sensation, is exerted on the arterial system, as in inflammations.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

Mais j'ai dit encore a No. 3 de memoire, 'rediit febris hectica; rediit asthma cum anxietate, tusse et dolore lateris lancinante.'

From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

Jaccoud also lays much stress upon this point, saying that the early administration of meat always gives rise to fever, to which, from its cause, he gives the name of febris carnis.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

It belongs to this grand, ancient, and illustrious febris family, of which the origin is lost in the night of time.

From Mysteries of Paris, V3 by Sue, Eugène

Every one laughed at this febris catharalis, for it was known to be a formula agreed upon between the doctor and the patient to indicate no malady at all.

From The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor