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Subnormal

/ˈsʌbˈnɔrməl/
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(adj) Less than normal.

The patient's body temperature was at a somewhat subnormal level.
Subnormal means being below a normal or an average state.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient's body temperature was slightly ____, so the nurse brought him an extra wool blanket today.

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