Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

fetoscopy
Examination of a fetus within the
uterus by using a fetoscope.
fetus
An unborn offspring, from the embryo stage
(the end of the eighth week after conception, when
the major structures have formed) until birth.
fever
Technically, any body temperature above
the normal oral measurement of 37°C (98.6°F) or
the normal rectal temperature of 99°F. However,
fever is not considered medically significant until
the temperature is above 38°C (100.4°F). Fever is
part of the body’s own disease-fighting arsenal:
Rising body temperatures are apparently capable of
fetal alcohol effect
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killing many disease-producing organisms. For that
reason, low fevers should normally go untreated,
unless they are accompanied by troubling symp-
toms. As fevers range to 40°C (104°F) and above,
however, there can be unwanted consequences,
such as delirium and convulsions, particularly for
children. A fever of this sort demands immediate
home treatment and then medical attention. Home
treatment possibilities include the use of aspirin or,
in children, nonaspirin pain killers such as aceta-
minophen, cool baths, or sponging to reduce the
fever. Fever may occur with almost any type of infec-
tion or illness. Also called pyrexia.
fever, breakbone
See 
dengue fever.
fever, cat scratch
See 
cat scratch fever.
fever, dengue
See 
dengue fever.
fever, Ebola virus
See 
Ebola virus.
fever, epidemic hemorrhagic
See 
hemor-
rhagic fever, viral.