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fastigium

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fas⋅tig⋅i⋅um

  [fa-stij-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -i⋅ums, -i⋅a  [-ee-uh] . Medicine/Medical.
the highest point of a fever or disease; the period of greatest development of an infection.
Origin:
1670–80; < L
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fas·tig·i·um   (fā-stĭj'ē-əm)   
n.  The period of maximum severity or intensity of a disease or fever.

[Latin fastīgium, apex, height.]
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Main Entry: fas·tig·i·um
Pronunciation: fa-'stij-E-&m
Function: noun
1 : the period at which the symptoms of a disease (as afebrile disease) are most pronounced
2 : the angle in the roof of the fourth ventricle of the brain
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fastigium fas·tig·i·um (fā-stĭj'ē-əm)
n.

  1. The summit of the roof of the fourth ventricle of the brain.

  2. The acme or period of full development of a disease.

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