What does febrile mean?
Having a fever; febrile patients are those with a raised body temperature, often due to illness or infection. A febrile reaction is a rise in body temperature in response to a stimulus.
Example
"The doctor examined the febrile child and ordered a series of tests to determine the cause of the fever."
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