gyu noun
1.
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
2.
a fit of fever or shivering or shaking chills, accompanied by malaise, pains in the bones and joints, etc.; chill.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, short for fievre ague acute fever < Latin febris acūta
1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, short for fievre ague acute fever < Latin febris acūta
Related forms
a·gue·like, adjective
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ague (ˈeɪɡjuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a fever with successive stages of fever and chills esp when caused by malaria |
| 2. | a fit of shivering |
| [C14: from Old French (fievre) ague acute fever; see | |
| 'aguish | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
ague
"malarial fever," late 14c., from O.Fr. ague "an acute fever," from M.L. (febris) acuta "sharp (fever)," fem. of acutus "sharp" (see acute).
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Medical Dictionary
ague a·gue (ā'gy&oomacr;)
n.
A febrile condition, especially associated with malaria, characterized by alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating.
A chill or fit of shivering.
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Bible Dictionary
Ague definition
the translation in Lev. 26:16 (R.V., "fever") of the Hebrew word kaddah'ath, meaning "kindling", i.e., an inflammatory or burning fever. In Deut. 28:22 the word is rendered "fever."
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Example sentences
Malaria was originally called ague or marsh fever because it emanated from warm-weather swamps.
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