afebrile
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- adjective
- /ˌeɪˈfiːbraɪl/
- Specialized
:
afebril
- On examination, the patient was well-appearing and afebrile.
- the afebrile patient
Examples
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The typical findings of infection are notably absent, as patients are often afebrile and their white blood cell and differential counts are generally normal.
Academic text (2009) -
He was afebrile, and his vital signs were stable.
Academic text (2006) -
On admission to our department, the patient was afebrile.
Academic text (2001) -
Despite mediastinal infection, 3 patients were afebrile at presentation and remained so throughout the course of their disease.
Academic text (2004) -
Postoperatively, the patient was conscious and afebrile.
Academic text (2001) -
He was afebrile and in no acute distress.
Academic text (2006) -
The patient was afebrile.
Academic text (1996) -
On hospital day 4, the patient had been afebrile for more than 24 hours, so the third dose of rituximab was infused.
Academic text (2006) -
He was afebrile on this admission, and his pertinent exam findings were tenderness on palpation of his lower spine, and there were no neurologic deficits.
Academic text (2007) -
Upon examination, the child was afebrile and showed no signs of illness.
Synonyms
Not having a fever
Not having a fever
Antonyms
How Feverish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Afebrile comes from the parts a- 'not' and febrile from Latin febris 'fever'. So afebrile means 'without fever' and is used when someone does not have a fever.