Word of the Day ^Febrile

• having or showing the symptoms of a fever:
  “a febrile illness”
  

  Synonyms: feverish · hot · burning · flushed · sweating · having a temperature

  A febrile seizure, also known as a fever fit or febrile convulsion, is a seizure associated with a high body temperature but without any serious underlying health issue. They most commonly occur in children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years. Most seizures are less than five minutes in duration and the child is completely back to normal within sixty minutes of the event.

  — Source: wiki/Febrile_seizure

  
  
• having or showing a great deal of nervous excitement or energy:
  “a febrile imagination”
  

Origin: mid 17th cent.: from French fébrile or medieval Latin febrilis, from Latin febris ‘fever.’

Forms:
febrile (adjective)