hypothermia

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜːrmiə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌhaɪpəˈθɝmiə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hī′pə thûr′mē ə)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•po•ther•mi•a /ˌhaɪpəˈθɜrmiə/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologybody temperature that is below normal.
See -therm-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•po•ther•mi•a  (hī′pə thûr′mē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathologysubnormal body temperature.
  2. Medicinethe artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery.
  • hypo- + therm- + -ia 1885–90
hy′po•ther′mic, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hypothermia /ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜːmɪə/ n
  1. an abnormally low body temperature, as induced in elderly people by exposure to cold weather
  2. the intentional reduction of normal body temperature, as by ice packs, to reduce the patient's metabolic rate: performed esp in heart and brain surgery
'hypothermia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cardioplegia

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