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hyperpyrexia

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hy·per·py·rex·i·a  (hpr-p-rks-)
n.
Abnormally high fever.
hyper·py·rexi·al, hyper·py·retic (-rtk) adj.
hyperpyrexia [ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛksɪə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41°C (106°F) or above Also called hyperthermia hyperthermy
hyperpyretic  [ˌhaɪpəpaɪˈrɛtɪk], hyperpyrexial adj
hyperpyrexia
a condition of abnormally high fever. — hyperpyretic, adj.
See also: Disease and Illness
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Noun1.hyperpyrexia - extremely high fever (especially in children)
hyperthermia, hyperthermy - abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
febricity, febrility, fever, feverishness, pyrexia - a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection


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