Hectic

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1. Adjective

Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as, a hectic type in disease; a hectic flush.

2. Adjective

In a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive; as, a hectic patient.

3. Noun

Hectic fever.

4. Noun

A hectic flush.
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