hyperpyrexia

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ pyrexia.

Noun

hyperpyrexia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperpyrexias)

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

Related terms

• pyrexia

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: hyperpyreksia
• German: Hyperpyrexie f
• Romanian: hiperpirexie f
• Turkish: hiperpireksi

See also

• hyperthermia