hyperpyrexia
an abnormally high fever.
Origin of hyperpyrexia
1Other words from hyperpyrexia
- hy·per·py·ret·ic [hahy-per-pahy-ret-ik], /ˌhaɪ pər paɪˈrɛt ɪk/, hy·per·py·rex·i·al, adjective
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How to use hyperpyrexia in a sentence
Loss of consciousness was followed by flaccidity of all four extremities, hyperpyrexia, and death.
Tics and Their Treatment | Henry MeigneThe important pathological condition to be combated is the hyperpyrexia, and not the cold stage, as in intermittents.
Young children only are in danger of death from convulsions or a rapid tissue-degeneration due to hyperpyrexia.
It is generally admitted that the salicylates do not control rheumatic hyperpyrexia once it exists.
The mortality of these cases is very considerable, hyperpyrexia being one of the chief causes of death in acute rheumatism.
British Dictionary definitions for hyperpyrexia
/ (ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛksɪə) /
pathol an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41°C (106°F) or above: Also called: hyperthermia, hyperthermy
Derived forms of hyperpyrexia
- hyperpyretic (ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛtɪk) or hyperpyrexial, adjective
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