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MeSH Heading: Fever
Tree Number(s): C23.888.119.344
Unique ID: D005334
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005334
Annotation: /ther = treatment of FEVER: differentiate from FEVER THERAPY see HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; /‌chem ind: consider also HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED or PYROGENS
Scope Note: An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process.
Entry Term(s): Pyrexia
NLM Classification #: WB 152
See Also: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Heat-Shock Proteins; Hyperthermia, Induced; Malignant Hyperthermia; Pyrogens
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/03/17

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cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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urine (UR)

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Fever MeSH Descriptor Data 2023