afebrile
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of afebrile
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Explanation
If you're ever feeling sick but not running a fever, then you're afebrile, meaning that you're fever free! Doctors and medical professionals use the term afebrile to describe someone who isn’t running a fever, even if they have other symptoms. The word comes from the Latin a-, meaning "without," and febris, meaning "fever." It’s a good sign when someone becomes afebrile after taking medicine because it means that the treatment is working.
Example Sentences
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"He remained afebrile, always alert, cooperative with therapies and well-oriented", the statement said.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
The normal thinking is that if you're afebrile — no fever — is that we have won the battle and patients can begin healing.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2020
It really was a unique moment in the world of being afebrile, where you would normally assume you were better but realized you were still struggling.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2020
If someone is afebrile and asymptomatic, they aren’t contagious.
From Forbes ● Oct. 25, 2014
Of the latter only one had a rise of temperature, while of the typical group only one was afebrile.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
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