hypothermia

plural hypothermias · alternative obsolete rare hypothermy

1. countableuncountablemedicineAbnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.

   Hypothermia is the systemic cold injury.

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   The stages of hypothermia begin when the body is losing heat faster than it can produce it.

   2015 January 7, Ashley Fantz, “Cold casualty: What to know about hypothermia”, in CNN

   So far, extracorporeal temperature rise during COR had been limited to 20°C, as perfusion solutions had been used that were specifically designed for organ protection at hypothermia and might become inappropriate perfusates at increasing temperatures.

   2017 September 4, Charlotte von Horn, Hideo A. Baba, Patrik Hannaert, Thierry Hauet, Henri Leuvenink, Andreas Paul, Thomas Minor, “Controlled oxygenated rewarming up to normothermia for pretransplant reconditioning of liver grafts”, in Clinical Transportation, volume 31, number 11, →DOI, page 2

   Antonyms: hyperthermia