hyperpyrexia

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ pyrexia

Noun

hyperpyrexia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperpyrexias)

(medicine) An excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature greater than or equal to 41°C (105.8°F), or extremely high fever.

Related terms

pyrexia

Translations

Translations

Finnish: hyperpyreksia
German: Hyperpyrexie f
Romanian: hiperpirexie f
Turkish: hiperpireksi

See also

hyperthermia

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