Look up: hypothermia

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   hypothermia
   [n] - subnormal body temperature
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   Hypothermia
   is too low body temperature, eg below about 35 C (95 F). This can develop slowly over several days in a cold building in winter. Outdoors this is usually from cold, wet and/or wind. Otherwise, eg in older people, it may be related to metabolic rate and/or thyroxine deficiency, as explained under Metabolism. Older people are less able to compensate for temperature changes, and being less sensitive to cold may not initially respond to a slight drop in temperature. The elderly are at risk if they have poor heating or do not switch it on, are thin or frail, have arthritis and/or are not able to get about, are tired, and/or are ill.
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   Hypothermia
   Body temperature below normal.
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   Hypothermia
   an abnormally low body temperature
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   Hypothermia
   A severe reduction in body temperature
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   Hypothermia
   Hypothermia: Abnormally low body temperature. The condition needs treatment at body temperatures of 35C (95 F) or below. And hypothermia becomes life threatening below body temperatures of 32.2 C (90 F). The signs and symptoms of hypothermia depend upon the body temperature. The major initial sign of hypothermia is a decrease in mental function tha ...
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   hypothermia
   State of a living body being abnormally cold,e.g.after exposure to the elements or immersion at sea.Can also be intentionally induced for certain types of surgery Category: Management in the public and private sector • the condition of a temperature-regulating animal when the core temperature is more than one standard deviation(1 SD)below the mean core temperature of the species in res...
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   hypothermia
   <physiology> A low body temperature, as that due to exposure in cold weather or a state of low temperature of the body induced as a means of decreasing metabolism of tissues and thereby the need for oxygen, as used in various surgical procedures, especially on the heart or in an excised organ being preserved for transplantation. ... Origin: Gr ...
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   Hypothermia
   `Hypothermia` is a condition in which an organism's temperature drops below that required for normal metabolism and bodily functions. In warm-blooded animals, core body temperature is maintained near a constant level through biologic homeostasis. But when the body is exposed to cold its internal mechanisms may be unable to replenish the heat that is being lost to the organism's surroundings. Hypothermia is the opposite of hyperthermia, the condi...
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    hypothermia
    (hi″po-thur´me-ә) low body temperature; it may be symptomatic of a disease or disorder of the temperature-regulating mechanism of the body, may be due to exposure to cold, or may be induced for certain surgical procedures or as a therapeutic measure. adj., hypother´mal, hypother´mic., adj.
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    hypothermia
    abnormally low body temperature in a warm-blooded creature, associated with a general slowing of physiologic activity. Hibernating animals allow ... [2 related articles]
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    hypothermia
    (hypo- + Gr. therm heat + -ia) a low body temperature, as that due to exposure in cold weather or a state of low temperature of the body induced as a means of decreasing metabolism of tissues and thereby the need for oxygen, as used in various surgical procedures, especially on the heart, or in an excised organ being preserved for transplantation.
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    hypothermia
    hypothermia A body temperature significantly less than 98.6°F (37°C).
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    hypothermia
    A body temperature significantly below 98.6°F (37°C). [hypo- + G. therm, heat]
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    hypothermia
    A fall in body temperature to below 35°C (95°F). Most at risk are newborns (particularly if premature) and the aged living in conditions of inadequate heating. Insidious in onset, it can progress to coma and death. Hypothermia is sometimes induced during surgery to lower the body's oxygen de...
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