1. A febrile condition in which there are alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating. Used chiefly in reference to the fevers associated with malaria. 2. A chill or fit of shivering.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French (fievre) ague, sharp (fever), from Medieval Latin (febris) acta, from Latin, feminine of actus. See acute.
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ta, from Latin, feminine of ac
sh) —ADJECTIVE
