worm fever

noun

A fevered condition in children, ascribed to intestinal worms.

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Meanings

nounworm fever (countable and uncountable, plural worm fevers)

plural worm fevers

  1. countableobsoleteuncountablemedicineA fevered condition in children, ascribed to intestinal worms.
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APA

worm fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20fever

MLA

“worm fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20fever. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “worm fever,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20fever.

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