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hy⋅po⋅ther⋅mi⋅a

  [hahy-puh-thur-mee-uh]
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–noun
1. Pathology. subnormal body temperature.
2. Medicine/Medical. the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery.
Origin:
1885–90; hypo- + therm- + -ia

Related forms:
hy⋅po⋅ther⋅mic, adjective
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hy·po·ther·mi·a   (hī'pə-thûr'mē-ə)   
n.  Abnormally low body temperature.

[hypo- + Greek thermē, heat; see gwher- in Indo-European roots + -ia1.]
hy'po·ther'mic (-mĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hy·po·ther·mia
Pronunciation: -'th&r-mE-&
Function: noun
: subnormal temperature of the body <hypothermia,defined as temperature under 36.6°C —Emergency Medicine> —hy·po·ther·mic /-mik/ adjective
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Medical Dictionary

hypothermia hy·po·ther·mi·a (hī'pə-thûr'mē-ə)
n.
Abnormally low body temperature.

hy'po·ther'mic (-mĭk) adj.

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Science Dictionary
hypothermia   (hī'pə-thûr'mē-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
An abnormally low body temperature, often caused by prolonged exposure to cold. Compare hyperthermia.
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