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hypothermia vs. hyperthermia
[ hahy-puh-thur-mee-uh ]
noun
- subnormal body temperature.
- the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery.
[ hahy-per-thur-mee-uh ]
noun
- abnormally high fever.
- treatment of disease by the induction of fever, as by the injection of foreign protein or the application of heat.