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hyperthermia

hy·per·ther·mi·a [ hpər thúrmee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
very high body temperature: unusually high body temperature, especially when induced for therapeutic reasons

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin, "condition of extreme heat" < Greek thermē "heat"]

hy·per·ther·mal adjective
hy·per·ther·mic adjective
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