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hypothermia

[hahy-puh-thur-mee-uh]
noun
  1. Pathology. subnormal body temperature.
  2. Medicine/Medical. the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery.
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Origin of hypothermia

First recorded in 1885–90; hypo- + therm- + -ia
Related formshy·po·ther·mic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for hypothermic

hypothermia

noun
  1. pathol an abnormally low body temperature, as induced in the elderly by exposure to cold weather
  2. med the intentional reduction of normal body temperature, as by ice packs, to reduce the patient's metabolic rate: performed esp in heart and brain surgery
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Word Origin and History for hypothermic

hypothermia

n.

1877, Modern Latin, from hypo- "under" (see hypo-) + Greek therme "heat" (see thermal).

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hypothermic in Medicine

hypothermia

(hī′pə-thûr′mē-ə)
n.
  1. Abnormally low body temperature.
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Related formshy′po•ther′mic (-mĭk) adj.
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hypothermic in Science

hypothermia

[hī′pə-thûr′mē-ə]
  1. An abnormally low body temperature, often caused by prolonged exposure to cold. Compare hyperthermia.
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