Hyperpyrexia

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  • noun. Abnormally high fever.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In pathology, a high degree of pyrexia or fever.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A condition of excessive fever; an elevation of temperature in a disease, in excess of the limit usually observed in that disease.
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  • noun. An excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature greater than or equal to 41°C (105.8°F), or extremely high fever.
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  • noun. extremely high fever (especially in children)
    • Word Usage
    "The term hyperpyrexia is used when the temperature shows a tendency to remain at"
    cross-reference
    hyperthermia  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    febricity  febrility  fever  feverishness  hyperthermia  
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