fetron

(fet’ron). stearic acid anilid. fetter in, fetterine (fet’er-in). rived from sterilized milk. fetus (fe’tus) [L.). The unborn offspring of any viviparous animal; the child in the womb after the end of the third month: before that time it is called the embryo. harlequin f., a fetus prematurely born and congenitally affected with keratoma, ichthyosis, and various defects. f. in fe’tu, a monster fetus consisting of a small imperfect fetus within the body of the principal fetus. papyraceous f., a dead fetus pre ed flat by the growth of a living twin. | uinolen’tis, a dead fetus which has undergone what is known as maceration. fever (fe’ver) (L. febris]. 1. Abnormally high bodily temperature; pyrexia. 2. Any disease characterized by marked increase of temperature, acceleration of the pulse, increased ti ue destruction, restle ne , delirium, etc. absorption f., a fever often seen during the first twelve hours after parturition. acclimation f. 1. A disease caused by a change of climate. 2. A disease of horses and cattle due to a change of surroundings, as from pasture in the country to stables in the city. rican tf. See R f. elimentary f., the fever which accompanies gastrointestinal disturbance. aphthous f. Same as Soot-and-mouth disease. Sce under disease. asep- ς f., surgical fever from aseptic wounds, supposed to be due to the disintegration of leukocytes. A am f. Same as kala-azar. asthenic f., a fever with nervous depre ion, feeble pulse, and a clammy skin. auf., a febrile condition due to the exhibition of remedies containing gold. aut f., any fever which occurs in the autumn. bath -» ἃ fever attended with anorexia, quickening of pulse, debility, and a cutaneous eruption, due to exce ive bathing. bed f., high temperature which lasts while the patient lies in bed, but disappears when he gets up. biduotertian f., tertian malarial fever in which the paroxysms last so long that the fever is nearly continuous. biliary f. of the dog, a form of malignant jaundice with fever in dogs, caused by the Piroplasma can is. Called also malignant jaundice of dogs. biliary f. of horses, a disease of horses due to infection with the Piroplasma equi, and marked by pigmentation of the mucous membranes with bile. bilious f., one with apparent liver complications and attended with the vomiting of bile. black f., Rocky Mountain spotted fever. blackwater f., malarial hematin uri a: a dangerous infectious tropical fever due to an intracellular microérganism. It is marked by chill, remittent fever, vomiting, jaundice, and hematuria. The disease is almost exclusively confined to the white race, and is complicated by nephritis. blue f., Rocky Mountain spotted fever. boo-hoo f., a disease of Hawaii and other Pacific islands marked by depre ion of spirits and gastro-intestinal disorder. f., cerebral meningitis or cerebritis, or both together. Typhoid fever with marked cerebral complications is often called brain fever. break me f. See dengue. bullous f., the fever that accom panies pemphigus. cachectic f., cachexial f., kala-azar. Cameroon f. Same as malarial f. carbohydrate f., food fever. carbuncular f., a variety of anthrax affecting cattle and horses, marked by the formation of circumscribed swellings in the skin, which at first are hard, hot, and painful, but later become gangrenous. catarrhal f., herpetic fever. catheter f., a fever that may follow misuse of a catheter. Cavit6 f., an endemic fever, resembling dengue, of Cavité and the neighborhood It is marked by abrupt onset, high fever, muscular pain, and tenderne of the eveballs. cerebrosp: f., cerebrospinal men- An alkaloid de- ingitis. See mening i lis. Chagres f., a malignant type of malarial fever occurring along the Chagres River in South America. Charcot’s f., a septic fever resulting from impacted gall-stones and consequent jaundice. childbed f., puerperal fever. Chi £., an acute infectious fever occurring in the Chitral valley in India. continued f., one which is neither intermittent nor remittent, but in which the symptoms are continuous. Corsican f., a sort of malarial fever occurring in Corsica. dandyf. See dengue. Danube f., a remittent fever endemic along the river Danube. digestive f., a slight rise of temperature during the proce of digestion. Dumdum f., a fever resembling malarial fever, but not caused by the malarial parasite, and marked by a particularly severe form of cachexia. It occurs in the region of Dumdun, near Calcutta. east coast f. Same as Rhodesian f. elephantoid f., fever occurring in filarial disease, attended with lymphangitis, adenitis, and chyluria, and marked by vomiting and delirium. enteric f., typhoid fever. ent ericoid f., any fever resembling typhoid in its clinical features. ephemeral f., a slight fever lasting only a day or two. epidemic catarrhal f. See influenza. equine biliary f., a disease of horses caused by Piroplasma equi. It is marked by jaundice and high fever, with enlargement of the spleen and lymph-nodes. eruptive f., exanthe-.