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hypothermia vs. hyperthermia

[ hahy-puh-thur-mee-uh ]
noun
  1. subnormal body temperature.
  2. the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery.
[ hahy-per-thur-mee-uh ]
noun
  1. abnormally high fever.
  2. treatment of disease by the induction of fever, as by the injection of foreign protein or the application of heat.

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