Definition of "fever" []

• Abnormally high body temperature. (noun)
• Any of various diseases characterized by abnormally high body temperature. (noun)
• A condition of heightened activity or excitement: a fever of anticipation. (noun)
• A contagious, usually short-lived enthusiasm or craze: disco fever. (noun)
• To effect fever in. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Therefore, in the following pages I am giving an extensive description of fever from a biological standpoint, together with its dietetic treatment -- not _cure_ for, as will be seen, _fever in itself is not a disease, but the attempt of nature to get rid of a disease_."
• "I. ii.209 (16,3) [Not a soul _But felt a fever of the mad_] In all the later editions this is changed to a _fever of the mind_, without reason or authority, nor is any notice given of an alteration."
• "Good luck and good night P.D. I hope your cabin fever is going away."