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hyperpyrexia
[ hahy-per-pahy-rek-see-uh ]
noun
- an abnormally high fever.
hyperpyrexia
/ ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛtɪk; ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛksɪə /
noun
- pathol an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41°C (106°F) or above Also calledhyperthermiahyperthermy
Derived Forms
- hyperpyretic, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó²â·±è±ð°ù·±è²â·°ù±ð³Ù·¾±³¦ [hahy-per-pahy-, ret, -ik], ³ó²âp±ð°ù·±è²â·°ù±ð³æi·²¹±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hyperpyrexia1
Example Sentences
I went into what is known as hyperpyrexia, an extreme elevation in core body temperature.
These changes occur in most fevers, as typhus, small-pox, scarlet fever, and are attributed by authors generally to the hyperpyrexia which is a frequent accompaniment of these diseases.
Later, signs of increased intra-cranial tension develop: unconsciousness deepening into coma, paralysis of ocular muscles, rapid pulse, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, and sometimes hyperpyrexia.
I believe that it has also been fashionable in the so called cases of hyperpyrexia to immerse the patient in a bath varying in temperature from 60° to 98° Fahr.
The prominent symptoms are pain in the region of the kidneys, oedema of face, tense and frequent pulse, great prostration, profuse epistaxis, violent delirium, and hyperpyrexia.
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