Temperature Terminology

Question 1

Afebrile

Answer 1

not having a fever

Question 2

Febrile

Answer 2

having or showing symptoms of a fever

Fe = febrile and fever

Question 3

Hyperthermia

Answer 3

abnormally high body temperature (>40°C)

hyper- = over

Question 4

Hypothermia

Answer 4

abnormally low body temperature (<35°C)

hypo- = below

Question 5

Pyrexia (Fever)

Answer 5

elevation of an individual’s core body temperature above a ‘set-point’ regulated by the body’s thermoregulatory center in the hypothalamus.

Question 6

Temperature

Answer 6

difference between heat production and heat loss

Question 7

Normal Temperature Range (Healthy Adult)

Answer 7

37°C ± 0.5°C