[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

   2. in a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive;
      as, a hectic patient.
      1913 webster

   hectic fever med., a fever of irritation and debility,
      occurring usually at a advanced stage of exhausting
      disease, as a in pulmonary consumption.
      1913 webster
see also:
scheme hectic fever 

Hectic Fever >> H Words
Hectic Fever, definition of term: Hectic Fever
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Fever >> F Words
Fever, definition of term: Fever
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Hectic >> H Words
Hectic, definition of term: Hectic
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Fever Blister >> F Words
Fever Blister, definition of term: Fever Blister
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Fever Tree >> F Words
Fever Tree, definition of term: Fever Tree
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Q Fever >> Q Words
Q Fever, definition of term: Q Fever
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Yellow Fever >> Y Words
Yellow Fever, definition of term: Yellow Fever
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Rheumatic Fever >> R Words
Rheumatic Fever, definition of term: Rheumatic Fever
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Scarlet Fever >> S Words
Scarlet Fever, definition of term: Scarlet Fever
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Splenic Fever >> S Words
Splenic Fever, definition of term: Splenic Fever
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