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hypothermic

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hy·po·ther·mi·a  (hp-thûrm-)
n.
Abnormally low body temperature.

[hypo- + Greek therm, heat; see gwher- in Indo-European roots + -ia.]

hypo·thermic (-mk) adj.
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Adj.1.hypothermic - of or relating to or affected by hypothermia


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After a short struggle, he becomes exhausted or hypothermic, and drowns.
The hypothermic response will buy time for the rodent's body to detoxify harmful agents, but it may also slow the clearance of some chemicals.
But wet cotton saps away body heat, and many hypothermic deaths occur when people get caught in a storm while wearing cotton.
 
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