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stadium
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stadium /sta·di·um/ (sta´de-um) pl. sta´dia   [L.] stage.
stadium decremen´ti  the period of decrease of severity in a disease; the defervescence of fever.
stadium incremen´ti  the period of increase in the intensity of a disease; the stage of development of fever.

stadium
[stā′dē·əm] pl. stadia
Etymology: Gk, stadion, racetrack
a significant stage in a fever or illness, such as the fastigium of a febrile illness or the prodromal stage of a viral infection.


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