hyperpyrexia

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H0359900 (hī′pər-pī-rĕk′sē-ə)n. Abnormally high fever.

hy′per·py·rex′i·al, hy′per·py·ret′ic (-rĕt′ĭk) adj.

hyperpyrexia

(ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛksɪə) n (Pathology) pathol an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41°C (106°F) or above. Also called: hyperthermia or hyperthermy hyperpyretic, ˌhyperpyˈrexial adj

hy•per•py•rex•i•a

(ˌhaɪ pər paɪˈrɛk si ə)

n. an abnormally high fever. [1865–70] hy`per•py•ret′ic (-ˈrɛt ɪk) hy`per•py•rex′i•al, adj.

hyperpyrexia

a condition of abnormally high fever. — hyperpyretic, adj.See also: Disease and Illness

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Noun

hyperpyrexia - extremely high fever (especially in children)hyperthermia, hyperthermy - abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)febricity, febrility, fever, feverishness, pyrexia - a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

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Hyperpyrexia

hyperpyrexia

[¦hī·pər·pī′rek·sē·ə] (medicine) Extremely high fever.

Hyperpyrexia

elevation of the body temperature in humans and animals caused by a disturbance in heat loss. A fever of 42°C is considered critical: lethal changes in the brain tissue develop. The critical temperature for an individual may range from 40° to 44°C. A few cases have been recorded in which persons with a temperature of 44°C have recovered. Moderate hyperpyrexia may be induced artificially for therapeutic purposes (treatment of syphilis and other diseases). Artificially induced hyperpyrexia is called hyperthermia.

REFERENCES

Fizicheskie faktory vneshnei sredy [v usloviiakh proizvodstva]. Edited by A. A. Letavet. Moscow, 1960.
Mnogotomnoe rukovodstvo po patologicheskoi fiziologii, vol. 2. Moscow [1966].

hyperpyrexia

[hi″per-pi-rek´se-ah] hyperthermia. adj., adj hyperpyrex´ial, hyperpyrex´ic.malignant hyperpyrexia malignant hyperthermia.

hy·per·py·rex·i·a

(hī'pĕr-pī-rek'sē-ă), Extremely high fever. [hyper- + G. pyrexis, feverishness]

hyperpyrexia

(hī′pər-pī-rĕk′sē-ə)n. Abnormally high fever.

hy′per·py·rex′i·al, hy′per·py·ret′ic (-rĕt′ĭk) adj.

hy·per·py·rex·i·a

(hī'pĕr-pī-rek'sē-ă) Extremely high fever. [hyper- + G. pyrexis, feverishness]

hyperpyrexia

Body temperature above 41.1 C (106 F). Hyperpyrexia calls for urgent treatment to lower the temperature, if permanent brain damage is to be avoided.

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noun extremely high fever (especially in children)

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