Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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Prolonged exposure leads to hypothermia, slowing bodily functions, impairing movement, and dulling the senses—essentially making survival a race against time.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Waist-deep snow, ice fields, avalanches and the risk of hypothermia and frostbite make the mountain a far riskier proposition.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
An average of 28 people are killed in avalanches each winter in the U.S., often from suffocation, trauma, or hypothermia, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Ahmed al-Farra, director of the children's ward at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, confirmed that the baby died of hypothermia.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Waist-deep snow, ice fields, avalanches and the risk of hypothermia and frostbite make the mountain a far riskier proposition.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
An average of 28 people are killed in avalanches each winter in the U.S., often from suffocation, trauma, or hypothermia, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Ahmed al-Farra, director of the children's ward at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, confirmed that the baby died of hypothermia.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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hypothermia
noun
hy·po·ther·mia
ˌhī-pō-ˈthər-mē-ə 
: reduction of the body temperature to an abnormally low level
Medical Definition
hypothermia
noun
hy·po·ther·mia
-ˈthər-mē-ə
: subnormal temperature of the body
hypothermia, defined as temperature under 36.6°C—Emergency Medicine
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