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hyperpyrexia
[ hahy-per-pahy-rek-see-uh ]
noun
, Pathology.
- an abnormally high fever.
hyperpyrexia
/ ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛtɪk; ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛksɪə /
noun
- pathol an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41°C (106°F) or above Also calledhyperthermiahyperthermy
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Derived Forms
- hyperpyretic, adjective
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Other Words From
- hy·per·py·ret·ic [hahy-per-pahy-, ret, -ik], hyper·py·rexi·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hyperpyrexia1
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Example Sentences
Loss of consciousness was followed by flaccidity of all four extremities, hyperpyrexia, and death.
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The important pathological condition to be combated is the hyperpyrexia, and not the cold stage, as in intermittents.
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Young children only are in danger of death from convulsions or a rapid tissue-degeneration due to hyperpyrexia.
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It is generally admitted that the salicylates do not control rheumatic hyperpyrexia once it exists.
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The mortality of these cases is very considerable, hyperpyrexia being one of the chief causes of death in acute rheumatism.
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