Hyperthermia

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  • noun. Unusually high body temperature.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as hyperpyrexia.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. abnormally high body temperature.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. 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.
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  • noun. abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
    • Word Usage
    "Null says at least 494 children have died since 1998 from heatstroke also known as hyperthermia in vehicles in the USA."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    hypothermia  
    cross-reference
    fever  hyperpyrexia  
    Equivalent
    hyperthermy  
    Form
    hyperthermic  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    physical condition  physiological condition  physiological state  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    hyperpyrexia  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acini  alopecia  arrhythmia  bulimia  coxcombry  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    heatstroke  hyperthermy  
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