hypothermia
Pathology. subnormal body temperature.
Medicine/Medical. the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery.
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Origin of hypothermia
1Other words from hypothermia
- hy·po·ther·mic, adjective
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How to use hypothermia in a sentence
Mylar blankets help hikers ward off hypothermia in two ways.
Exposed to the elements on the roof, Pätz was trying to keep hypothermia at bay.
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The remaining 27 percent are the most interesting ones, attributed to non-trauma causes like altitude illness and hypothermia.
We had people dying of hypothermia in the energy capital of the world.
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Last week, 18 people making the same trip died of hypothermia on the way.
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In November 2002, a detainee who had been held partially nude and chained to the floor died, apparently from hypothermia.
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The hospital found hypothermia, respiratory problems and assumed a head injury.
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British Dictionary definitions for hypothermia
/ (ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜːmɪə) /
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
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Scientific definitions for hypothermia
[ hī′pə-thûr′mē-ə ]
An abnormally low body temperature, often caused by prolonged exposure to cold. Compare hyperthermia.
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