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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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], hyper·py·rexi·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperpyrexia1

First recorded in 1865–70; hyper- + pyrexia
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Example Sentences

Loss of consciousness was followed by flaccidity of all four extremities, hyperpyrexia, and death.

The important pathological condition to be combated is the hyperpyrexia, and not the cold stage, as in intermittents.

Young children only are in danger of death from convulsions or a rapid tissue-degeneration due to hyperpyrexia.

It is generally admitted that the salicylates do not control rheumatic hyperpyrexia once it exists.

The mortality of these cases is very considerable, hyperpyrexia being one of the chief causes of death in acute rheumatism.

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