feverishness

Definitions of feverishness
  1. noun
    a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
    synonyms: febricity, febrility, fever, pyrexia
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    types:
    hyperpyrexia
    extremely high fever (especially in children)
    type of:
    symptom
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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