3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hectic \Hec"tic\, a. [F. hectique Gr ? habitual, consumptive,
fr ? habit, a habit of body or mind, fr ? to have akin to
Skr. sah to overpower, endure; cf AS sige, sigor, victory,
G. sieg, Goth. sigis. Cf {Scheme}.]
1. Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow
waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as a hectic
type in disease; a hectic flush.
2. In a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive;
as a hectic patient.
{Hectic fever} (Med.), a fever of irritation and debility,
occurring usually at a advanced stage of exhausting
disease, as a in pulmonary consumption.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hectic \Hec"tic\, n.
1. (Med.) Hectic fever.
2. A hectic flush.
It is no living hue, but a strange hectic. --Byron.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
hectic
adj : marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a
feverish pace" [syn: {feverish}]
more about hectic
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
