sốt nổi cơn
Definition
- Noun (Medical Term):
- Intermittent fever: A specific type of febrile illness characterized by a fever that rises and falls, with the patient's temperature returning to normal or near-normal between distinct fever episodes or paroxysms.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bệnh nhân được chẩn đoán bị sốt nổi cơn. (The patient was diagnosed with intermittent fever.)
- Triệu chứng chính là sốt nổi cơn, mỗi cơn cách nhau vài giờ. (The main symptom is intermittent fever, with each paroxysm spaced several hours apart.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in a clinical or medical context to describe a specific fever pattern, often associated with certain infections like malaria.
Variants and Related Words
- Sốt rét (n): malaria, a disease that commonly causes intermittent fever patterns.
- Sốt nổi cơn là dấu hiệu điển hình của sốt rét. (Intermittent fever is a typical sign of malaria.)
Synonyms
- Intermittent fever: The direct medical synonym.
- Remittent fever: A related but distinct term for a fever that fluctuates but does not return to normal.
Related Medical Terms
- Sốt cách nhật: tertian fever (fever occurring every other day).
- Sốt cách ba: quartan fever (fever occurring every third day). Both are specific subtypes of intermittent fever.