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apyrexial

apyrexial

9.9
Not having a fever
  • adjective
  • /ˌeɪpɪˈrɛksiəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : apiréxico
  • After the treatment, she was apyrexial and showed no signs of infection.

Examples

  • Further examination revealed that she was apyrexial and dehydrated.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Mrs. Brown had no back or loin pain and was apyrexial; therefore, it did not indicate an upper UTI such as pyelonephritis.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The doctor was pleased to find that the patient remained apyrexial during her recovery.

  • He felt relieved when the test results confirmed he was apyrexial after the illness.

Synonyms

afebrile
vsapyrexial
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Not having a fever

is used when symptoms rather than measured fever are absent
nonfebrile
vsapyrexial
  • Specialized
8.2

Not having a fever

focuses on absence of fever symptoms rather than on cause

Antonyms

febrile
  • Specialized
4 8.5

Having a fever or showing signs of fever

pyretic
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Relating to or causing fever

How Feverish

febrile
  • Specialized
4 8.5
apyrexial
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

apyrexial positive

Morphology

apyrexial = pyrexial (semi-transparent) = a + pyrexia + ial

The negative prefix 'a-' plus the adjective 'pyrexial' yields 'not feverish', but 'pyrexial' and 'pyrexia' are medical terms likely unfamiliar to B1 learners.

Etymology

The word apyrexial breaks into a- meaning 'without' and pyrexia meaning 'fever', from the Greek word for 'fire'. So it means 'without fever'. You can see the same fire-root in pyre.