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HYPERTHERMIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)

Synonyms:

hyperthermia; hyperthermy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hyperthermia" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hyperthermia"):

hyperpyrexia (extremely high fever (especially in children))

Antonym:

hypothermia (subnormal body temperature)

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