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| hy·po·ther·mi·a [ hpō thúrmee ə ] |
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1. unusually low body temperature: dangerously low body temperature caused by prolonged exposure to cold
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2. deliberately reduced body temperature: lower-than-normal body temperature induced medically, e.g. to slow a patient's metabolism during heart surgery
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| [Late 19th century. <hypo- + Greek thermē "heat"] |
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 hy·po·ther·mic adjective |
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