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afebrile

[ ey-fee-bruhl, ey-feb-ruhl ]

adjective

  1. without fever; feverless.


afebrile

/ eɪ-; æˈfiːbraɪl /

adjective

  1. without fever
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of afebrile1

First recorded in 1870–75; a- 6 + febrile
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"He remained afebrile, always alert, cooperative with therapies and well-oriented", the statement said.

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The normal thinking is that if you're afebrile — no fever — is that we have won the battle and patients can begin healing.

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In opposition to this view is the well-known fact of its presence in afebrile cases of poisoning from carbonic oxide, and its absence in certain cases of pneumonia and exposure to high temperatures.

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These volunteers were afebrile without signs of any illness.

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Of the latter only one had a rise of temperature, while of the typical group only one was afebrile.

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