hyperthermia

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The condition of having an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failure of the heat-regulating mechanisms of the body to deal with the heat coming from the environment.
2. (countable, uncountable) The therapeutic application of heat to a patient, especially as treatment to cancer.

Opposite of

hypothermia

Synonyms

hyperthermy

hyperpyrexia

high temperature

high body temperature

elevated temperature

Translations

hyperthermie

hipertermia

ipertermia

hipertermia

Hyperthermie

hipertermi

zonnesteek

فرط حراري

فرط الحرارة

θερμοπληξία

υπερθερμία

hyperthermie

piressia

υπερθερμια

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈθɜː(ɹ)miə/

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + -ία (-ía). By surface analysis, hyper- + -therm + -ia.