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hyperthermia
(hyper|ther¦mia)
Pronunciation:
/ˌhʌɪpəˈθəːmɪə/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
the condition of having a body temperature greatly above normal.
Derivatives
hyperthermic
adjective
Origin:
late 19th century
: from
hyper-
'beyond' + Greek
thermē
'heat'
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