apyrexial
|eɪ-pɪ-rɛk-si-əl|
/ˌeɪpɪˈrɛksiəl/
without fever
Etymology
'apyrexial' originates from New Latin/medical usage 'apyrexia', ultimately from Greek elements 'a-' meaning 'not' and 'pyretos' meaning 'fever'.
'apyrexial' developed from Neo‑Latin 'apyrexia' (a- + pyretos) with the English adjectival suffix '-ial' to form the modern adjective 'apyrexial'.
Initially it referred directly to the state 'absence of fever'; over time it has remained a technical medical adjective meaning 'not feverish'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
denotes a relationship to the noun form 'apyrexia' (absence of fever); used here to indicate the adjective is derived from that noun.
The term is adjectival, relating to the noun apyrexia (absence of fever).
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Adjective 1
not feverish; without fever (medical).
On admission the patient was apyrexial and hemodynamically stable.
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