malignant hyperpyrexia


hyperpyrexia

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

heat·stroke

(hēt'strōk), A severe and often fatal illness produced by exposure to excessively high temperatures, especially when accompanied by marked exertion; characterized by headache, vertigo, confusion, hot dry skin, and a slight rise in body temperature; in severe cases, high fever, vascular collapse, and coma develop. Synonym(s): heat apoplexy (1) , heat hyperpyrexia, malignant hyperpyrexia, thermic fever

malignant hyperpyrexia

(1) Heatstroke. 
(2) Malignant hyperthermia, see there.