<clinical sign> Exceptionally high fever either in comparison of the fever usually accompanying a particular disease or absolutely (as in heatstroke). ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Hy`per·py·rex'i·a noun [ New Latin See Hyper- , and Pyrexia .] (Medicine) A condition of excessive fever; an elevation of temperature in a disease, in excess of the limit usually observed in that disease. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/82
hyperpyrexia (high' pur pigh REK see uh) An abnormally high fever, either in comparison to the normal body temperature of a specific disease or as in a heat stroke. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1812/