intermittent fever
Americannoun
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a malarial fever in which feverish periods lasting a few hours alternate with periods in which the temperature is normal.
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any fever characterized by intervals of normal temperature.
noun
Etymology
Origin of intermittent fever
First recorded in 1615–25
Example Sentences
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The three patients who sought treatment earlier this year reported a wide range of symptoms, according to the CDC, including cough and shortness of breath, fatigue, vomiting, intermittent fever and a rash.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
Malaria, of course, is a common mosquito-borne disease in West Africa that also causes intermittent fever.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 9, 2014
The Sick Man of Southern California has a long case history of an intermittent fever, in which booms and busts succeed each other with violent frequency.
From Time Magazine Archive
By means of this medicine she was cured of an intermittent fever, and after her return to Spain she aided in the diffusion of the remedy.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
Forestus has known it to return periodically like an intermittent fever.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
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