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hypothermia Audio
hy·po·ther·mi·a [ hahy-per-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Body Temperature Changes
Also called:
Cold-related illness
Definitions related to hypothermia, natural:
  • (hypothermia) Abnormally low body temperature.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (hypothermia) Lower than normal body temperature, especially in warm-blooded animals.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (hypothermia) Reduced body temperature due to failed thermoregulation.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • (hypothermia) A disorder characterized by an abnormally low body temperature. Treatment is required when the body temperature is 35C (95F) or below.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • Hypothermia is a core body temperature < 35� C. Symptoms progress from shivering and lethargy to confusion, coma, and death. Mild hypothermia requires a warm environment and insulating blankets (passive rewarming). Severe hypothermia requires active rewarming of the body surface (eg, with forced-air warming systems, radiant sources) and...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
  • Hypothermia describes a state in which the body's mechanism for temperature regulation is overwhelmed in the face of a cold stressor. Hypothermia is classified as accidental or intentional, primary or secondary, and by the degree of hypothermia.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
  • Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature. Normal body temperature is around 98.6 F (37 C). Hypothermia (hi-poe-THUR-me-uh) occurs as your body temperature falls below 95 F (35 C).
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2025
  • Hypothermia is a clinical condition characterized by the unintentional lowering of core body temperature below physiologic normal limits, typically <95�F (<35�C).
    Epocrates
    Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
  • Hypothermia, abnormally low body temperature in a warm-blooded creature, associated with a general slowing of physiologic activity. Hibernating animals allow their body temperatures to fall to levels only slightly above ambient temperature, in a unique kind of hypothermia from which they can...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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