Hyperthermia Definition

hīpər-thûrmē-ə
noun
Hyperpyrexia, esp. if induced to combat an illness.
Webster's New World
Unusually high body temperature.
American Heritage Medicine
(medicine) The therapeutic use of applying heat to a patient.
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Synonyms:
  • hyperthermy
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Noun

Singular:
hyperthermia
Plural:
hyperthermias

Hyperthermia Sentence Examples

  • Hyperthermia is the general name given to heat-related illnesses.

  • Between one in 2,000 and one in 10,000 people are at risk of developing malignant hyperthermia as a reaction to some commonly used anesthetics.

  • The main toxic action is the uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation, converting all cellular energy in the form of heat and causing extreme hyperthermia.

  • In animal studies Esmeron was shown not to be a triggering factor for malignant hyperthermia.

  • Device to be developed will solve this problem by application of the whole body hyperthermia.

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