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Pronunciation : Hec"tic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. hectique, Gr. sah to overpower, endure; cf. AS. sige, sigor, victory, G. sieg, Goth. sigis. Cf. Scheme.]
Definition : 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. Hectic fever (Med.), a fever of irritation and debility, occurring usually at a advanced stage of exhausting disease, as a in pulmonary consumption.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Hec"tic
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Med.)

Defn: Hectic fever.

2. A hectic flush. It is no living hue, but a strange hectic. Byron.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913