NOUN | state | hyperthermy, hyperthermia | abnormally high body temperature |
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Meaning | abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer). | |
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Synonym | hyperthermia | |
Narrower | hyperpyrexia | Extremely high fever (especially in children) |
Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
Opposite | hypothermia | subnormal body temperature |
Spanish | hipertermia | |
Catalan | hipertèrmia |
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