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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 51Թ Forms
- hypothermic adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hypothermia1
Example Sentences
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".
"Minus 18 at the top of Ben Nevis. I walked to the top of it and survived it. I never got hypothermia," he marvels.
A mother and her baby were taken to hospital in Boulogne-sur-Mer, in France, with hypothermia.
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."
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