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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: heatstroke
Antonyms: hypothermia
noun
The therapeutic application of heat to a patient, especially as treatment to cancer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: thermotherapy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hyperthermy
Antonyms: hypothermia
Broader terms: physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
Narrower terms: hyperpyrexia
History
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + -ία (-ía). By surface analysis, hyper- + -therm + -ia.
Across languages
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