Hyperthermia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Unusually high body temperature.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. abnormally high body temperature.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as hyperpyrexia.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
    • Equivalent
    hyperthermy   
    Antonym
    hypothermia   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    physiological state    physical condition    physiological condition   
    Cross Reference
    fever    hyperpyrexia   
    Hyponym
    hyperpyrexia   
    Form
    hyperthermic   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hyperthermy    heatstroke   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ketosis    bulimia    pruritis    vasodilator    exostosis    glioma    histiocytoma    hypothermia    heatstroke    dyspnoea   
     
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