low-grade fever

noun

A slight fever, typically defined as never exceeding 38.5 degrees Celsius (about 101 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Meanings

nounlow-grade fever (plural low-grade fevers)

plural low-grade fevers · alternative low grade fever

  1. medicineA slight fever, typically defined as never exceeding 38.5 degrees Celsius (about 101 degrees Fahrenheit).

Translations

Ancient Greek πυρέτιον
  • πυρέτιον (purétion)slight fever
Czech subfebrilie
  • subfebrilieslight fever
Greek πυρέτιο
  • πυρέτιο (pyrétio)slight fever
Hungarian hőemelkedés
  • hőemelkedésslight fever
Latin febricula
  • febriculaslight fever
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APA

low-grade fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-grade%20fever

MLA

“low-grade fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-grade%20fever. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low-grade fever,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-grade%20fever.

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