Meanings
verbdecool (third-person singular simple present decools, present participle decooling, simple past and past participle decooled)
present singular third person decools · participle present decooling · participle past decooled · past decooled
- raretransitivemedicineTo restore (a patient) to normothermia after the hypothermic phase of targeted temperature management.
Origin
Probably back-formed from decooling in that word's gerundial sense. By surface analysis, de- + cool (transitive verb).
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APA
decool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decool
MLA
“decool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decool. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decool,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decool.
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