hypothermia vs. hyperthermia
[hahy-puh-thur-mee-uh]
/ ˌhaɪ pəˈθɜr mi ə /
noun
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Pathology. subnormal body temperature.
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Medicine/Medical. the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery.
noun
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Pathology. abnormally high fever.
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Medicine/Medical. treatment of disease by the induction of fever, as by the injection of foreign protein or the application of heat.