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Fever

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Elevation of body temperature above normal due to inflammatory or immune responses. [ ]

Term info

Label

Fever

Synonyms
  • Fever
  • Pyrexia
  • fever
Subsets

NCIT_C62596, NCIT_C90259, NCIT_C118464, NCIT_C128453, NCIT_C54450, NCIT_C96388

ALT DEFINITION

Elevation of body temperature above normal due to the production of more heat than the body is able to dissipate., A disorder characterized by elevation of the body's temperature above the upper limit of normal., An increase in body temperature above normal (98.6 degrees F), usually caused by disease.

Contributing Source

CTCAE, FDA, MedDRA, NICHD

FDA Table

Patient Code (Appendix B)

Has CDRH Parent

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C54450

Has NICHD Parent

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C50589

Maps To

Fever

Semantic Type

Sign or Symptom

UMLS CUI

C0015967

Use For

Reaction, pyrogenic, Pyrogenic, Pyrogenic reaction

code

C3038

Term relations

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