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hypothermia
[ hahy-puh-thur-mee-uh ]
noun
- Pathology. subnormal body temperature.
- Medicine/Medical. the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery.
hypothermia
/ ˌɪəʊˈθɜːɪə /
noun
- pathol an abnormally low body temperature, as induced in the elderly by exposure to cold weather
- 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
hypothermia
- An abnormally low body temperature, often caused by prolonged exposure to cold.
- Compare hyperthermia
Other Word Forms
- p·ٳm adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hypothermia1
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Example Sentences
Although Col Gracie survived the disaster, his health was severely affected by the hypothermia and physical injuries he suffered.
Ms Swinhoe said the key was to educate people "that anything can happen", adding: "Even if it's a warm day you can still succumb to hypothermia."
Professor George Havenith, an expert on clothing and cold exposure, told the jury that baby Victoria would have been at a "substantial risk of hypothermia."
Two people were rescued from the water, with one suffering from hypothermia while the other was in cardiac arrest and did not survive.
He was found at King's Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, "receiving treatment for hypothermia and injuries to his right hand".
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