Word Wednesday -“Febrile”

Word Wednesday

• “Febrile” is my word for WordWednesday.

Definition:

• Adjective: marked or caused by fever or feverish

Pronunciation

•  Pronunciation – FEB-ryle

Usage

• When a child or adult has a “Febrile” feeling, it is a sure sign that they are sick.

Closing Thought and History

Not too surprisingly, febrile originated in the field of medicine. We note its first use in the work of the 17th-century medical reformer Noah Biggs. Biggs used it in admonishing physicians to care for their “febrile patients” properly. Both feverish and febrile are from the Latin word for “fever,” which is febris. Nowadays, febrile is used in medicine in a variety of ways, including references to such things as “the febrile phase” of an illness. And, like feverish, it also has an extended sense, as in “a febrile emotional state.”

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