Fastigium


[fa-stij-ee-uh m] /fæˈstɪdʒ i əm/

noun, plural fastigiums, fastigia
[fa-stij-ee-uh] /fæˈstɪdʒ i ə/ (Show IPA). Medicine/Medical.
1.
the highest point of a fever or disease; the period of greatest development of an infection.

fastigium fas·tig·i·um (fā-stĭj’ē-əm)
n.

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