Fastigium
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An apex or summit; culmination.
- 2 A pediment or gable end.
- 3 The most intense phase of a disease, especially a fever.
"[W]e find that the duration and succession of the febrile phenomena constitute five principal groups. […] 2. Fevers which are essentially continuous in their course (continued fevers), which exhibit but slight daily differences of temperature during their fastigium or acme, and defervesce rapidly (by crisis)."
Example
More examples"[W]e find that the duration and succession of the febrile phenomena constitute five principal groups. […] 2. Fevers which are essentially continuous in their course (continued fevers), which exhibit but slight daily differences of temperature during their fastigium or acme, and defervesce rapidly (by crisis)."
Etymology
From Latin fastigium.
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