hyperthermia

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) +‎ θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) +‎ -ία (-ía). By surface analysis, hyper- +‎ -therm +‎ -ia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈθɜː(ɹ)miə/ === Noun === hyperthermia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperthermias) (pathology) The condition of having an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failure of the heat-regulating mechanisms of the body to deal with the heat coming from the environment. Synonym: heatstroke Antonym: hypothermia (medicine) The therapeutic application of heat to a patient, especially as treatment to cancer. Synonym: thermotherapy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== fever hyperpyrexia === Further reading === hyperthermia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia