A fever (such as from malaria) that is marked by paroxysms of chills, fever, and sweating recurring regular intervals. Also a fit of shivering, a chill. Hence, ague can refer to both chills and fevers. Pronounced 'A-(")gyu with the accent solidly on the "A", the word "ague" is an example of how medical terminology chan [..]

"malarial fever," c. 1300, from Old French ague "acute fever," from Medieval Latin (febris) acuta "sharp (fever)," with fem. of acutus "sharp" (see acute).

malaria or a similar illness

Ague [N]the translation in Leviticus 26:16 (RSV, "fever") of the Hebrew word kaddah'ath, meaning "kindling", i.e., an inflammatory or burning fever. In Deuteronomy 28:22 the w [..]

the translation in Lev. 26:16 (R.V., "fever") of the Hebrew word kaddah'ath, meaning "kindling", i.e., an inflammatory or burning fever. In Deut. 28:22 the word is rendered &q [..]

(n) a fit of shivering or shaking(n) successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria(n) a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

(See HOMER.)

  malarial infection characterised by paroxysms (stages of chills, fever, and sweating at regularly recurring times) and followed by an interval or intermission of varying duration. Popularly, the dis [..]

Malarial or intermittent fever characterized by paroxysms (stages of chills, fever, and sweating at regularly recurring times). Also known as “fever and ague,” “chill fever,” “the shakes,” “swamp feve [..]

n. "ague, acute fever," s.v. ague OED. KEY: ague@n

n 1 agu 1

1. An acute fever. "Brenning agues." 2. <medicine> An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits. 3. The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever; as, fever and ague. 4. A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold. Ague cake, an enlargement of the spleen produced by ague. Ague drop, a solution of the arsenite of p [..]

(obsolete) An acute fever. * Brenning agues. —P. Plowman. (pathology) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits. The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever; as, ''feve [..]

lang=en 1700s=1719 *1969 — He had to capture some character and get out of that rest room before his ague got so bad that the sergeant had to carry him to and from the booth every [..]

recurring fever or chills of malaria.