Relating to or occurring in the period before a fever develops; preceding the onset of a fever.
From Latin 'ante' (before) + 'febrile' (relating to fever, from Latin 'febris', fever). A medical term combining the prefix with a fever-related descriptor.
Doctors noticed that antefebrile symptoms like chills and body aches often occur 6-24 hours before a fever actually registers on a thermometer, so paying attention to these early warning signs can help catch infections before they fully take hold.
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