hypothermia
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hypothermia
- /ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜː(ɹ)mi.ə/
- /ˌhaɪpəˈθɜː(ɹ)mi.ə/
Where it comes from
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) + θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + -ία (-ía, “feminine suffix”) . By surface analysis, hypo- + therm- + -ia.
noun hypothermias · hypothermy
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Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.
Hypothermia is the systemic cold injury.
Opposite: hyperthermia
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hypovolemic, exposure, coldness, frigidity, freezing, frostiness, chill, chills, numbness, subcooling, cryopathy, frost, frostbite, frostnip, freeze, iciness
Translations
Every language
noun low body temperature
| Español | hipotermia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 저체온증 jeoche'onjeung |
| 日本語 | 低体温症 ハイポサーミア teitaionshō |
| हिन्दी | हाईपोथर्मिया hāīpotharmiyā |
| Português | hipotermia |
| Français | hypothermie |
| Deutsch | Hypothermie, Untertemperatur, Unterkühlung |
| Italiano | ipotermia |
| Ελληνικά | υποθερμία ypothermía |
| Română | hipotermie |
| Русский | гипотерми́я gipotermíja, переохлажде́ние pereoxlaždénije |
| Tiếng Việt | hạ thân nhiệt |
| العربية | انخفاض حرارة الجسم |
Talk about this word "hypothermia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hypothermia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hypothermia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hypothermia "hypothermia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hypothermia.Cite this
@misc{hypothermia_2026,
title = {hypothermia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypothermia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
