Fastigium
/fæsˈtɪd͡ʒ.i.əm/
"Fastigium" in a Sentence (1 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).