loading...| Preferred Name | Rigors | |
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Rigours |
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Severe chills with violent shivering. A rigor is an episode of shaking or exaggerated shivering which can occur with a high fever. A sudden attack of severe shivering accompanied by chills (a feeling of coldness) is called a rigor and may be associated with a marked rise in body temperature. Patients often describe rigors as an attack of uncontrollable shaking. Rigors are often a sign of infection, particularly bacterial infection. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0025145 |
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A sudden attack of severe shivering accompanied by chills (a feeling of coldness) is called a rigor and may be associated with a marked rise in body temperature. Patients often describe rigors as an attack of uncontrollable shaking. Rigors are often a sign of infection, particularly bacterial infection. |
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Rigours |
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Rigours |
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Rigors |
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HP:0025145 |
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Rigors |
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| textual definition |
Severe chills with violent shivering. A rigor is an episode of shaking or exaggerated shivering which can occur with a high fever. |
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