hyperthermia

hyperthermia
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.

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  • Hyperthermia — An analog medical thermometer showing a temperature of 38.7 °C (101.7 °F) ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

  • hyperthermia — hyperthermia, hyperthermy hyperthermy . abnormally high body temperature. Syn: hyperthermy. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hyperthermia — 1878, medical Latin, from HYPER (Cf. hyper ) + Gk. therme heat (see THERMAL (Cf. thermal)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • hyperthermia — [hī΄pər thʉr′mē ə] n. hyperpyrexia, esp. if induced to combat an illness: also hyperthermy …   English World dictionary

  • Hyperthermia — Overheating of the body. This may be due to extreme weather conditions. Unrelieved hyperthermia can lead to collapse and death, particularly in the elderly. Prevention via air conditioning, ventilation, and drinking extra water is the key for… …   Medical dictionary

  • Hyperthermia therapy — is a type of medical treatment in which body tissue is exposed to high temperatures to damage and kill cancer cells or to make cancer cells more sensitive to the effects of radiation and certain anticancer drugs. External links *… …   Wikipedia

  • Hyperthermia, malignant — A series of potentially fatal problems that can occur during surgery, malignant hyperthermia is caused by a reaction to anesthesia. The body’s metabolism rises suddenly, causing a sudden jump in body temperature and muscle rigidity. The result… …   Medical dictionary

  • hyperthermia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from hyper + therm + ia Date: 1887 exceptionally high fever especially when induced artificially for therapeutic purposes • hyperthermic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hyperthermia — /huy peuhr therr mee euh/, n. 1. Pathol. abnormally high fever. 2. Med. treatment of disease by the induction of fever, as by the injection of foreign protein or the application of heat. Also, hyperthermy /huy peuhr therr mee/. [1885 90; < NL;… …   Universalium

  • hyperthermia — n. abnormally high body temperature …   English contemporary dictionary

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