hypothermia

[ hahy-puh-thur-mee-uh ]
/ ˌhaɪ pəˈθɜr mi ə /

noun

Pathology. subnormal body temperature.
Medicine/Medical. the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery.

Origin of hypothermia

First recorded in 1885–90; hypo- + therm- + -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM hypothermia

hy·po·ther·mic, adjective

Words nearby hypothermia

hypothecate, hypothecium, hypothenar, hypothenuse, hypothermal, hypothermia, hypothesis, hypothesis testing, hypothesize, hypothetical, hypothetical imperative

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British Dictionary definitions for hypothermia

hypothermia
/ (ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜːmɪə) /

noun

pathol an abnormally low body temperature, as induced in the elderly by exposure to cold weather
med the intentional reduction of normal body temperature, as by ice packs, to reduce the patient's metabolic rate: performed esp in heart and brain surgery

Medical definitions for hypothermia

hypothermia
[ hī′pə-thûr′mē-ə ]

n.

Abnormally low body temperature.

Other words from hypothermia

hy′po•ther′mic (-mĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for hypothermia

hypothermia
[ hī′pə-thûr′mē-ə ]

An abnormally low body temperature, often caused by prolonged exposure to cold. Compare hyperthermia.