Hectic1. (a.) Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as, a hectic type in disease; a hectic flush.
2. (a.) In a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive; as, a hectic patient.
3. (n.) Hectic fever.
4. (n.) A hectic flush.
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