hyperpyrexia

[ hahy-per-pahy-rek-see-uh ]

/ ˌhaɪ pər paɪˈrɛk si ə /

noun Pathology.

an abnormally high fever.

Origin of hyperpyrexia

First recorded in 1865–70; hyper- + pyrexia

OTHER WORDS FROM hyperpyrexia

hy·per·py·ret·ic

[hahy-per-pahy-ret-ik], /ˌhaɪ pər paɪˈrɛt ɪk/, hy·per·py·rex·i·al, adjective

Words nearby hyperpyrexia

hyperprolactinemia, hyperprolinemia, hyperprosexia, hyperproteinemia, hyperproteosis, hyperpyrexia, hyperreactive malarious splenomegaly, hyperreal, hyperrealism, hyperreality, hyperreal number

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Example sentences from the Web for hyperpyrexia

The mortality of these cases is very considerable, hyperpyrexia being one of the chief causes of death in acute rheumatism.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Loss of consciousness was followed by flaccidity of all four extremities, hyperpyrexia, and death.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
The important pathological condition to be combated is the hyperpyrexia, and not the cold stage, as in intermittents.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
The cases of hyperpyrexia preponderate in first attacks of rheumatic fever.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

Young children only are in danger of death from convulsions or a rapid tissue-degeneration due to hyperpyrexia.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hyperpyrexia

hyperpyrexia

/ (ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛksɪə) /

noun

pathol an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41°C (106°F) or aboveAlso called: hyperthermia, hyperthermy

Derived forms of hyperpyrexia

hyperpyretic (ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛtɪk) or hyperpyrexial, adjective

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Medical definitions for hyperpyrexia

hyperpyrexia

[ hī′pər-pī-rĕk′sē-ə ]

n.

Abnormally high fever.

Other words from hyperpyrexia

hy′per•py•rex′i•al null adj.

单词	hyperpyrexia
释义	hyperpyrexia [ hahy-per-pahy-rek-see-uh ] / ˌhaɪ pər paɪˈrɛk si ə / noun Pathology. an abnormally high fever. Origin of hyperpyrexia First recorded in 1865–70; hyper- + pyrexia OTHER WORDS FROM hyperpyrexia hy·per·py·ret·ic [hahy-per-pahy-ret-ik], /ˌhaɪ pər paɪˈrɛt ɪk/, hy·per·py·rex·i·al, adjective Words nearby hyperpyrexia hyperprolactinemia, hyperprolinemia, hyperprosexia, hyperproteinemia, hyperproteosis, hyperpyrexia, hyperreactive malarious splenomegaly, hyperreal, hyperrealism, hyperreality, hyperreal number Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hyperpyrexia The mortality of these cases is very considerable, hyperpyrexia being one of the chief causes of death in acute rheumatism. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various Loss of consciousness was followed by flaccidity of all four extremities, hyperpyrexia, and death. Tics and Their Treatment\|Henry Meigne The important pathological condition to be combated is the hyperpyrexia, and not the cold stage, as in intermittents. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various The cases of hyperpyrexia preponderate in first attacks of rheumatic fever. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various Young children only are in danger of death from convulsions or a rapid tissue-degeneration due to hyperpyrexia. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various British Dictionary definitions for hyperpyrexia hyperpyrexia / (ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛksɪə) / noun pathol an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41°C (106°F) or aboveAlso called: hyperthermia, hyperthermy Derived forms of hyperpyrexia hyperpyretic (ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛtɪk) or hyperpyrexial, adjective 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 Medical definitions for hyperpyrexia hyperpyrexia [ hī′pər-pī-rĕk′sē-ə ] n. Abnormally high fever. Other words from hyperpyrexia hy′per•py•rex′i•al null adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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