hyperpyrexia

English

Etymology

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.

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