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hyperpyrexia

hyperpyrexia noun: an excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature greater than or equal to 41°C (105.8°F), or extremely high fever.

Noun

hyperpyrexia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperpyrexias)

  1. An excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature greater than or equal to 41°C (105.8°F), or extremely high fever.

hyperpyrexia meaning in Tamil

hyperpyrexia in Tamil

தீவிரக் காய்ச்சல், அதிசுரம், உடல் வெப்ப மிகைப்பு, காய்ச்சல் மிகைத்தல்

Forms of hyperpyrexia

pluralhyperpyrexias

Origin of hyperpyrexia

From hyper- + pyrexia.

Questions about hyperpyrexia

What does hyperpyrexia mean?
Hyperpyrexia means an excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature greater than or equal to 41°C (105.8°F), or extremely high fever.
What is hyperpyrexia in Tamil?
Hyperpyrexia in Tamil is தீவிரக் காய்ச்சல், அதிசுரம், உடல் வெப்ப மிகைப்பு. See Hyperpyrexia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hyperpyrexia?
Hyperpyrexia is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperpyrexia?
The plural of hyperpyrexia is hyperpyrexias.

Words near hyperpyrexia in the dictionary

  1. hyperpycnites
  2. hyperpyra
  3. hyperpyramid
  4. hyperpyramids
  5. hyperpyretic
  6. hyperpyrexia
  7. hyperpyrexial
  8. hyperpyrexias
  9. hyperpyrexic
  10. hyperpyron
  11. hyperpyrons

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