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Sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
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hyperthermia
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hyperthermia is elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation that occurs when a body produces or absorbs more heat than it dissipates. Extreme temperature elevation then becomes a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment to prevent disability ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1878, medical Latin, from hyper- + Greek therme "heat" (see thermal ) + abstract noun ending -ia .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context pathology English) The condition of having an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failure of the heat-regulating mechanisms of the body to deal with the heat coming from the environment. 2 (context medicine English) The therapeutic ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
hyperthermia \hyperthermia\, hyperthermy \hyperthermy\n. abnormally high body temperature. Syn: hyperthermy.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) [syn: hyperthermy ] [ant: hypothermia ]
Usage examples of hyperthermia.
Her fear of dying from hyperthermia or of being suffocated was certainly profound.
Past that point hyperthermia would set in, and her vital systems would begin to fail: forty-five degrees, whatever the humidity, would see her succumb to severe heat stress, and death would quickly follow.