According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
PYREXIA
fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness
(noun) a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pyrexia (countable and uncountable, plural pyrexias or pyrexiae)
(medicine) Fever. [from 18th c.]
(medicine) Trench fever.
Source: Wiktionary
Py*rex"i*a, n.; pl. Pyrexiæ. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: The febrile condition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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