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Hypothermia

//ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜː(ɹ)mi.ə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans. countable, uncountable

    "Hypothermia is the systemic cold injury."

  2. 2
    subnormal body temperature wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) + θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + -ία (-ía, “feminine suffix”) . By surface analysis, hypo- + therm- + -ia.

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