Word of the Day:
hypothermia
What It Means
Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.
Hypothermia is the systemic cold injury.
Hypothermia in Context
“The stages of hypothermia begin when the body is losing heat faster than it can produce it.”
Did You Know?
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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