hyperthermia
hyperthermia
Definition
hyper·ther·mia (hī′pər t̸hʉr′mē ə)
noun
hyperpyrexia, esp. if induced to combat an illness
hyperthermia
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- develop: Between one in 2,000 and one in 10,000 people are at risk of developing malignant hyperthermia as a reaction to some commonly used anesthetics.
- cause: The main toxic action is the uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation, converting all cellular energy in the form of heat and causing extreme hyperthermia.
Preposition: in
- rat: Kregel, K.C. , Wall, P.T. , and Gisolfi, C.V. ( 1988 ) Peripheral vascular responses to hyperthermia in the rat.
- patient: Malignant hyperthermia: suxamethonium can trigger the onset of malignant hyperthermia in those patients who have this genetic muscle disorder.
Adjective modifier
- malignant: In animal studies Esmeron was shown not to be a triggering factor for malignant hyperthermia.
- whole: Device to be developed will solve this problem by application of the whole body hyperthermia.
- percutaneous: Percutaneous laser-induced hyperthermia produces predictable areas of tumor necrosis with minimal complications.
- human: Postdoctoral: Currently working on the cellular mechanisms underlying human malignant hyperthermia.
Modifies a noun
- treatment: Of those who combined radiation and infrared hyperthermia treatment once a week, 46 per cent survived.
Noun used with modifier
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