old age - a late time of life; old age is not for sissies; he's showing his years; age hasn't slowed him down at all; a beard white with eld; on the brink of geezerhood. eld, geezerhood, years, age. time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state. mid-sixties, sixties - the time of life between 60 and 70. mid-seventies, seventies - the time of life between 70 and 80.
Temperature / Fever. Normal axillary (under the arm) temperature ranges from 97.5 to 99.3 degrees Fahrenheit (36.5 to 37.4 degrees Celsius)*. Taking a rectal temperature. Normal rectal temperature is 100.2 degrees Fahrenheit or less (37.9 degrees Celsius or less)*. Before taking your baby's axillary temperature, make sure the area under the arm is dry. 2  Insert the end of the thermometer under your baby's arm and hold his/her arm snugly against his/her body. 3  Wait five minutes or until the electronic thermometer beeps before removing. 4  Use only a blunt tipped rectal thermometer.
1 A person is considered feverish if oral temperature is above 100 F (37.8 C) or rectal temperature is above 100.7 F (38.2 C). 2  Temperatures measured under the armpit are not considered as accurate and can be as much as 1 degree F lower than an oral measurement. Temperatures measured under the armpit are not considered as accurate and can be as much as 1 degree F lower than an oral measurement. 2  A temperature below 100.4 F (38 C) is considered a low-grade or mild fever. 3  It means that the body is responding to an infection.