- sthenic fever
- fever characterized by a full, strong pulse, hot and dry skin, high temperature, thirst, and active delirium.
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sthenic fever
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Sthenic — Sthen ic, a. [Gr. ? strength: cf. F. sth[ e]nique.] (Med.) Strong; active; said especially of morbid states attended with excessive action of the heart and blood vessels, and characterized by strength and activity of the muscular and nervous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sthenic theory — Sthenic Sthen ic, a. [Gr. ? strength: cf. F. sth[ e]nique.] (Med.) Strong; active; said especially of morbid states attended with excessive action of the heart and blood vessels, and characterized by strength and activity of the muscular and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sthenic — Active; marked by sthenia; said of a fever with strong bounding pulse, high temperature, and active delirium. * * * sthen·ic sthen ik adj 1) notably or excessively vigorous or active <sthenic fever> <sthenic emotions> 2) PYKNIC * * *… … Medical dictionary
sthenia — A condition of activity and apparent force, as in an acute sthenic fever. [G. sthenos, strength, + ia, condition] * * * n. a state of normal or greater than normal strength. Compare asthenia. • … Medical dictionary
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