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Definition | Elevation of body temperature above the normal; pyrexia. It may be due to such physiological stress as ovulation, excess thyroid hormone secretions, vigorous exercise, central nervous system lesions, or to infection by microorganisms, or to a host of noninfectious processes, as that accompanying inflammation or resulting from release of pyrogenic materials, as in leukemia. |
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UMLSSynonyms | Pyrexia, Fever, Increased_body_temperature |