Hyperpyrexia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Abnormally high fever.
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  • n. An excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature greater than or equal to 41°C (105.8°F), or extremely high fever.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A condition of excessive fever; an elevation of temperature in a disease, in excess of the limit usually observed in that disease.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, a high degree of pyrexia or fever.
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  • n. extremely high fever (especially in children)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hyperthermy    febricity    febrility    feverishness    fever    hyperthermia    pyrexia   
    Cross Reference
    hyperthermia   
     
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