hypothermian.

/hʌɪpəʊˈθəːmɪə/

Forms: Also in anglicized form hypothermy

/ˈhaɪpəʊθɜːmɪ/ (rare).

Etymology: < hypo- prefix 1d + Greek θέρμη heat + -ia suffix¹.

Medicine.

The condition of having a body temperature substantially below the normal, either as a result of natural causes or artificially induced (e.g. for cardiac surgery).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > high or low temperature > [noun] > low temperature

cold?a1400

through-cold1562

perfrigeration1585

key-cold1602

perfriction1607

algidity1874

hypothermia1886

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > low body temperature

frigidity1631

hypothermia1886

1886 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon

1887 A. M. Brown Treat. Animal Alkaloids iii. ii. 142 Intoxication by the animal alkaloids is accompanied by hypothermia.

1898 W. S. Lazarus-Barlow Man. Gen. Pathol. x. 441 Emphysema and some other forms of pulmonary disease..are associated with a slight degree of hypothermia.

1903 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 30 574 The same toxic agent which acts on the nervous system producing the condition of epilepsy may be the cause of the hypothermy in these cases.

1937 Brit. Encycl. Med. Pract. III. 499 The reduction of the metabolic processes in cretinism is shown, as in myxoedema, by hypothermia.

1955 Sci. News Let. 18 June 389/2 When patients are given ‘frozen sleep’, or hypothermia, for operations inside the heart, they can be quickly warmed to normal by diathermy.

1964 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 18 July 2 His problem probably had been ‘hypothermia’—low body temperature—quite common in cold weather in elderly people who do not keep themselves sufficiently warm.

1966 New Statesman 11 Nov. 697/1 The experts concluded that ‘hypothermia is a serious though unspectacular condition with a very high mortality rate’.

Derivatives

hypoˈthermic adj. [compare Greek ὑπόθερμος somewhat hot] of or exhibiting hypothermia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > high or low temperature > [adjective] > low temperature

cold1569

hypothermic1898

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > of body, esp. in death

colda1400

key-cold1529

clay-cold1633

hypothermic1898

1898 W. S. Lazarus-Barlow Man. Gen. Pathol. x. 440 A general sluggishness of nerve and of muscle in hypothermic persons and animals is always noticeable.

1948 A. R. Moritz in W. A. D. Anderson Path. vi. 143 The severity of injury caused at any given temperature tends to be proportional to the duration of the hypo- or hyperthermic episode.

1961 Lancet 2 Dec. 1216/2 The complete absence of residual signs of cerebral dysfunction was particularly noteworthy in one patient who remained hypothermic and unconscious for seven days.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	hypothermia
释义	hypothermian. /hʌɪpəʊˈθəːmɪə/ Forms: Also in anglicized form hypothermy /ˈhaɪpəʊθɜːmɪ/ (rare). Etymology: < hypo- prefix 1d + Greek θέρμη heat + -ia suffix¹. Medicine. The condition of having a body temperature substantially below the normal, either as a result of natural causes or artificially induced (e.g. for cardiac surgery). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > high or low temperature > [noun] > low temperature cold?a1400 through-cold1562 perfrigeration1585 key-cold1602 perfriction1607 algidity1874 hypothermia1886 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > low body temperature frigidity1631 hypothermia1886 1886 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1887 A. M. Brown Treat. Animal Alkaloids iii. ii. 142 Intoxication by the animal alkaloids is accompanied by hypothermia. 1898 W. S. Lazarus-Barlow Man. Gen. Pathol. x. 441 Emphysema and some other forms of pulmonary disease..are associated with a slight degree of hypothermia. 1903 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 30 574 The same toxic agent which acts on the nervous system producing the condition of epilepsy may be the cause of the hypothermy in these cases. 1937 Brit. Encycl. Med. Pract. III. 499 The reduction of the metabolic processes in cretinism is shown, as in myxoedema, by hypothermia. 1955 Sci. News Let. 18 June 389/2 When patients are given ‘frozen sleep’, or hypothermia, for operations inside the heart, they can be quickly warmed to normal by diathermy. 1964 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 18 July 2 His problem probably had been ‘hypothermia’—low body temperature—quite common in cold weather in elderly people who do not keep themselves sufficiently warm. 1966 New Statesman 11 Nov. 697/1 The experts concluded that ‘hypothermia is a serious though unspectacular condition with a very high mortality rate’. Derivatives hypoˈthermic adj. [compare Greek ὑπόθερμος somewhat hot] of or exhibiting hypothermia. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > high or low temperature > [adjective] > low temperature cold1569 hypothermic1898 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > of body, esp. in death colda1400 key-cold1529 clay-cold1633 hypothermic1898 1898 W. S. Lazarus-Barlow Man. Gen. Pathol. x. 440 A general sluggishness of nerve and of muscle in hypothermic persons and animals is always noticeable. 1948 A. R. Moritz in W. A. D. Anderson Path. vi. 143 The severity of injury caused at any given temperature tends to be proportional to the duration of the hypo- or hyperthermic episode. 1961 Lancet 2 Dec. 1216/2 The complete absence of residual signs of cerebral dysfunction was particularly noteworthy in one patient who remained hypothermic and unconscious for seven days. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1886
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