hyperthermia
[hahy-per-thur-mee-uh]
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noun
Pathology. abnormally high fever.
Medicine/Medical. treatment of disease by the induction of fever, as by the injection of foreign protein or the application of heat.
Also hy·per·ther·my [hahy-per-thur-mee] /ˌhaɪ pərˈθɜr mi/.
Origin of hyperthermia
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Contemporary Examples of hyperthermia
The organizations annually update topics such as hyperthermia, hypothermia and hyponatremia.
If I left them there too long, hyperthermia—heat stress—would set in.
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There were no signs of trauma, which means Gutierrez had almost certainly died of hyperthermia.
Two of them had probably died like Diego, due to the hyperthermia.
Historical Examples of hyperthermia
In such instances the novice will need to be deliberate as to his findings—whether or not hyperthermia really exists.
Lameness of the HorseJohn Victor Lacroix
Some hyperthermia is to be recognized in acute inflammation, by comparing the extremities.
Lameness of the HorseJohn Victor Lacroix
hyperthermia
hyperthermy (ˌhaɪpəˈθɜːmɪ)
noun
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