hyperthermia

hy·per·ther·mi·a

H0360800 (hī′pər-thûr′mē-ə)n. Unusually high body temperature.

hy′per·ther′mal adj.

hyperthermia

(ˌhaɪpəˈθɜːmɪə) or

hyperthermy

n (Pathology) pathol variants of hyperpyrexia ˌhyperˈthermal adj

hy•per•ther•mi•a

(ˌhaɪ pərˈθɜr mi ə)

also hy′per•ther`my,

n. 1. abnormally high fever. 2. treatment of disease by the induction of fever.

hyperthermia, hyperthermy

an abnormally high fever, sometimes induced as treatment for disease.See also: Disease and Illness

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Noun

hyperthermia - abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)hyperthermyphysical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functionshyperpyrexia - extremely high fever (especially in children)hypothermia - subnormal body temperature

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Hyperthermia

hyperthermia

[‚hī·pər′thər·mē·ə] (physiology) A condition of elevated body temperature.

Hyperthermia

the accumulation of excess heat in the body of humans or animals, with an elevation of body temperature, caused by external factors that hinder the transfer of heat to the external environment or increase heat intake from outside the body. Hyperthermia arises when there is maximum strain on the physiological mechanisms of thermoregulation (perspiration, dilation of cutaneous blood vessels, and so forth); if the causes are not removed, it progresses, ending with heat stroke at a body temperature of approximately 41°-42° C.

Hyperthermia is accompanied by an increase of metabolism and qualitative disturbances of it, loss of water and salts, and disruption of blood circulation and the delivery of oxygen to the brain, causing agitation and sometimes convulsions and fainting. High temperature during hyperthermia is tolerated less readily than it is in other feverish diseases. The development of hyperthermia is promoted by an increase in heat production (for example, during muscular work), disruption of thermoregulation mechanisms (with narcosis, drunkenness, and certain diseases), or age-related failure of these mechanisms (in very young children). Artificial hyperthermia is used in treating certain nervous and slowly progressing chronic diseases.

P. N. VESELKIN

hyperthermia

[hi″per-ther´me-ah] 1. greatly increased temperature; see also fever. Called also hyperpyrexia. adj., adj hyperther´mal, hyperther´mic.2. a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as the state in which an individual's body temperature is elevated above his or her normal range.malignant hyperthermia a syndrome affecting patients undergoing anesthesia" >general anesthesia, marked by rapid rise in body temperature, signs of increased muscle metabolism, and usually rigidity. The sensitivity is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait.

hy·per·ther·mi·a

(hī-per-ther'mē-ă), Therapeutically or iatrogenically induced hyperpyrexia. [hyper- + G. thermē, heat]

hyperthermia

(hī′pər-thûr′mē-ə)n. Unusually high body temperature.

hy′per·ther′mal adj.

hyperthermia

Hyperpyrexia Mainstream medicine A condition defined as a corporal temperature of ≥ 42ºC; the body defends itself with peripheral vasodilation–↓ effective volume, resulting in ↑ pulse rate–a response to perceived blood loss, ↓ cardiac efficiency, hypoxia, ↑ permeability of cell membranes with ↑ potassium, followed by cardiac failure. See Malignant hyperthermia Oncology A type of treatment in which tissue is exposed to high temperatures to damage and kill CA cells, or ↑ CA cell sensitivity to RT and chemotherapy. See Induced hyperthermia, Malignant hyperthermia.

hy·per·ther·mi·a

(hī'pĕr-thĕr'mē-ă, hīpĕr-thĕrmē-ă) Hyperpyrexia, often (but not necessarily) induced therapeutically; denotes bodily state with core body temperature significantly above 98.6°F (37°C); term may indicate temperature sufficiently elevated to cause illness. [hyper- + G. thermē, heat]

hyperthermia

See HYPERPYREXIA, MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA.

hy·per·ther·mi·a

(hī'pĕr-thĕr'mē-ă) Therapeutically or iatrogenically induced hyperpyrexia. [hyper- + G. thermē, heat]

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noun abnormally high body temperature

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