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HYPOTHERMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Subnormal body temperature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypothermia" is a kind of...):
physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)
Antonym:
hyperthermia (abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer))
Derivation:
hyperthermal (of or relating to or affected by hyperthermia)
hypothermic (of or relating to or affected by hypothermia)
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