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hypothermic

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[hahy-poh-thurm-ik, hahy-puh-] / ˌhaɪ poʊˈθɜrm ɪk, ˌhaɪ pə- /

adjective

  1. relating to or experiencing hypothermia.

  2. lukewarm, especially of a bath or pool.


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For example, Zeleznikow-Johnston pointed out that hospitals already widely use deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, or induced hypothermia.

From Salon Dec. 16, 2024

Just a day before, rangers had to rescue a 23-year-old skier from Kentucky who became hypothermic after he fell and hit his head while skiing the Ammonoosuc Ravine on Mount Washington.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2024

If the Titan’s batteries run down and are no longer able to run heaters that keep the occupants warm in the freezing deep, the people inside can become hypothermic and the situation eventually becomes unsurvivable.

From Seattle Times Jun. 20, 2023

Overnight, Mitchell became hypothermic, and by the time officers took him to a hospital on Jan. 26, his body temperature was 72 degrees, his mother alleges in the complaint.

From Washington Post Mar. 24, 2023

His thin shirt has split at the seams and he gazes into some middle distance with hypothermic slackness.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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