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nonfebrile

nonfebrile

8.2
Not having a fever
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈfiːbrəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : afebril
  • The doctor explained that the patient's symptoms were nonfebrile, indicating that he did not have an infection.

Examples

  • A subsequent serosurvey showed that an additional 27 members of the unit had seroconverted to dengue virus; 16 had a febrile illness, 4 had nonfebrile illness, and 7 were asymptomatic.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Childhood febrile seizures (CFS) occur in 2-5% of the population and are associated with an increase in the risk of subsequent nonfebrile seizures, especially of temporal lobe origin.

    Academic text (1993)

  • After a thorough examination, the pediatrician assured the parents that their child was experiencing a nonfebrile reaction to the medication.

  • The study focused on cases of nonfebrile conditions to understand their potential impact on overall health.

Synonyms

afebrile
vsnonfebrile
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Not having a fever

is used more broadly and can mean not related to fever
apyrexial
vsnonfebrile
  • Specialized
9.9

Not having a fever

is broader and can mean not related to fever

Antonyms

febrile
  • Specialized
4 8.5

Having a fever or showing signs of fever

How Feverish

febrile
  • Specialized
4 8.5
defervescence
  • Specialized
9.9
nonfebrile
  • Specialized
8.2

Surface Forms

nonfebrile positive

Morphology

nonfebrile = febrile (transparent) = non + febrile

The negation prefix 'non-' is productively applied to the adjective 'febrile', yielding the clear meaning 'not febrile'.

Etymology

Nonfebrile comes from non- meaning 'not' and febrile, an old word for 'fever' that you can connect to the English word 'fever'. So, nonfebrile means 'not having a fever'.