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hyperthermia Definition

hyper·ther·mia (hī′pər t̸hʉrmē 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

  • body: Device to be developed will solve this problem by application of the whole body hyperthermia.
  • laser: CONCLUSIONS: Percutaneous laser hyperthermia produces significant tumor necrosis and has the advantage of low morbidity, and cost effectiveness.