calenture

n. 热带地方的热病, 中暑 [医] 中暑; 热病

词形变化

calentures 复数 calentures

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.

  2. 2.

    A delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them.

词源

From Middle French calenture, from Spanish calentura.

来源：wiktionary