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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A feverish condition in children which is attributed to the presence of intestinal parasites.
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Young children are very subject to the worm-fever, which cuts off multitudes of them.
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2 Alexander Hewatt
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