hypothermia
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- hypothermy (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) + θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + feminine suffix -ία.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜː(ɹ)mi.ə/, /ˌhaɪpəˈθɜː(ɹ)mi.ə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]hypothermia (countable and uncountable, plural hypothermias)
- (pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.
- Antonym: hyperthermia
- Hypothermia is the systemic cold injury.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Japanese: ハイポサーミア
- → Turkish: hipotermiya
Translations
[edit]low body temperature
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Further reading
[edit]hypothermia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
[edit]Interlingua
[edit]Noun
[edit]hypothermia (uncountable)
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