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hyperpyrexia

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

noun

Pathology.
  1. an abnormally high fever.


hyperpyrexia

/ ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛtɪk; ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛksɪə /

noun

  1. pathol an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41°C (106°F) or above Also calledhyperthermiahyperthermy
“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
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Derived Forms

  • hyperpyretic, adjective
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hyperpyrexia1

First recorded in 1865–70; hyper- + pyrexia
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Example Sentences

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I went into what is known as hyperpyrexia, an extreme elevation in core body temperature.

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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.

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Later, signs of increased intra-cranial tension develop: unconsciousness deepening into coma, paralysis of ocular muscles, rapid pulse, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, and sometimes hyperpyrexia.

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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.

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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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