HYPERTHERMIA

hyperthermia, hyperthermy

(noun) abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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