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fas·tig·i·um | \ fa-ˈstij-ē-əm 
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\Medical Definition of fastigium
1 : the period at which the symptoms of a disease (as a febrile disease) are most pronounced
2 : the angle in the roof of the fourth ventricle of the brain
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