Calenture

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.

2.nounA delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them.

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