Look up: hectic

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   Hectic
   Hec'tic adjective [ French hectique , Greek ... habitual, consumptive, from ... habit, a habit of body or mind, from ... to have; akin to Sanskrit sah to overpower, endure; confer Anglo-Saxon sige , sigor , victory, German sieg , Goth. sigis . Confer Scheme .] 1. Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow waste of animal tissue, ...
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   Hectic
   Hec'tic noun 1. (Medicine) Hectic fever. 2. A hectic flush. « It is no living hue, but a strange hectic .» Byron.
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   hectic
   1. Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as, a hectic type in disease; a hectic flush. ... 2. In a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive; as, a hectic patient. ... <medicine> Hectic fever, a fever of irritation and debility, occurring usually at a advanced stage of exhaus ...
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   Hectic
   `Hectic` was the debut EP by the seminal Ska-core band Operation Ivy. It is credited as one of the first records in the Ska-core genre. First it was released by itself, then later released with their only LP `Energy`. Larry Livermore (founder of Lookout! records) has said that Lookout was formed solely to release an Operation Ivy record. This is obviously not true and was only said to emphasize Operation Ivy's importance in Lookout! Records' cata...
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   Hectic
   • (n.) A hectic flush. • (n.) Hectic fever. • (a.) In a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive; as, a hectic patient. • (a.) Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as, a hectic type in disease; a hectic flush.
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   hectic
   Denoting a daily afternoon rise of temperature, accompanied by a flush on the cheeks, occurring in active tuberculosis and other infections; use of the term is based on the appearance of the temperature chart. [G. hektikos, habitual, hectic, consumptive, fr. hexis, habit]
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