hyperpyrexia

[ hahy-per-pahy-rek-see-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

hyperpyrexia

/ ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛtɪk; ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛksɪə /

pathol an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41°C (106°F) or above Also calledhyperthermiahyperthermy

hy·per·py·ret·ic [hahy-per-pahy-, ret, -ik], hyper·py·rexi·al adjective

First recorded in 1865–70; hyper- + pyrexia

Loss of consciousness was followed by flaccidity of all four extremities, hyperpyrexia, and death.

The important pathological condition to be combated is the hyperpyrexia, and not the cold stage, as in intermittents.

Young children only are in danger of death from convulsions or a rapid tissue-degeneration due to hyperpyrexia.

It is generally admitted that the salicylates do not control rheumatic hyperpyrexia once it exists.

The mortality of these cases is very considerable, hyperpyrexia being one of the chief causes of death in acute rheumatism.

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