Apyretic

/ˌeɪpaɪˈrɛtɪk/ adjective

Definition

Without fever or not producing fever; having a normal body temperature.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'pyretos' (fever). The medical term emerged in the 1800s to distinguish febrile from afebrile conditions.

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