Meaning: A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida. Classified under: Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made) Synonyms: cay; Florida key; key. Hypernyms (cay is a kind of...): coral reef (a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone) Holonyms (cay is a part of...):
Causes. Fever occurs when an area in your brain called the hypothalamus (hi-poe-THAL-uh-muhs) â also known as your body's thermostat â shifts the set point of your normal body temperature upward.
While some white blood cells scavenge and consume the bacteria and other white cells begin to produce antibodies, your body tries to slow the growth of the bacteria by stimulating metabolism to increase body temperature. The increase in temperature causes a fever and can result in night sweats.