hypothermia

[hahy-puh-thur-mee-uh]

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noun

Pathology.��subnormal body temperature.
Medicine/Medical.��the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery.

hypothermia

/ ˌ��ɪ��əʊˈθɜː��ɪə /

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

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Other Word Forms

hypothermic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypothermia¹

First recorded in 1885–90; hypo- + therm- + -ia

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Example Sentences

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They were tossed into the abnormally cold water and presumably drowned, perhaps paralyzed by hypothermia.

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Officials warn that water below 70 degrees is cold enough to cause hypothermia if a person is exposed to such conditions for a long period of time.

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Officials warn that water below 70 degrees is cold enough to cause hypothermia if a person is exposed to the conditions for a long period of time.

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The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said two survivors were pulled from the water and are being treated in hospital for hypothermia and other injuries.

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He rejected the prosecution's central allegation that their baby, Victoria, had died of hypothermia after they had negligently taken her camping in January 2023, telling the jury: "We are experienced campers".

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hypothermal hypothesis

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