low-grade

adjective3

1. •
   Of inferior quality.
2. •
   Minor.

   • Clinical Presentation Patients with septic arthritis or osteomyelitis classically present acutely with localized pain and swelling, joint stiffness, low-grade fever, chills, anorexia, and malaise. — 2024
3. •
   Not steep; nearly level (having a low grade).