hyperpyrexia

[ hahy-per-pahy-rek-see-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. an abnormally high fever.

hyperpyrexia

/ ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛtɪk; ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛksɪə /

noun

1. pathol an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41°C (106°F) or above Also calledhyperthermiahyperthermy

Derived Forms

• hyperpyretic, adjective

Other Words From

• hy·per·py·ret·ic [hahy-per-pahy-, ret, -ik], hyper·py·rexi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperpyrexia¹

First recorded in 1865–70; hyper- + pyrexia

Example Sentences

I went into what is known as hyperpyrexia, an extreme elevation in core body temperature.

From The Guardian

They probably act, therefore, by diminishing the metamorphosis of the tissues, and the consequent loading of the blood with excrementitious products which the hyperpyrexia has a tendency to promote.

From Project Gutenberg

Later, signs of increased intra-cranial tension develop: unconsciousness deepening into coma, paralysis of ocular muscles, rapid pulse, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, and sometimes hyperpyrexia.

From Project Gutenberg

I believe that it has also been fashionable in the so called cases of hyperpyrexia to immerse the patient in a bath varying in temperature from 60° to 98° Fahr.

From Project Gutenberg

These changes occur in most fevers, as typhus, small-pox, scarlet fever, and are attributed by authors generally to the hyperpyrexia which is a frequent accompaniment of these diseases.

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