Which term means without fever?

• A. Afebrile
• B. Febrile
• C. Hyperthermic
• D. Normothermic

Answer: (A)

Afebrile describes someone without fever. It means their body temperature is not elevated above normal at the time of assessment. In adults, fever is typically defined as a temperature around 38.0 C (100.4 F) or higher, depending on the measurement site, so being afebrile means below that threshold. The other terms describe different states: febrile means feverish or having a fever; hyperthermic refers to an abnormally high body temperature due to illness or heat exposure; normothermic means a normal, expected body temperature. So afebrile is the correct choice for “without fever.”