Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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Trussell died from a combination of the toxic effects of amphetamines and hypothermia, coroner officials said, adding that undigested prescription medication was found in her body during the autopsy.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
One woman who survived had to be flown to a hospital with severe frostbite and hypothermia.
—Steve Karnowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
However, water temperatures are in the 40s or 50s across the region's lakes and rivers, which could cause hypothermia in minutes once someone becomes submerged.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Cold water can cause loss of muscle control, loss of body heat up to 25 times higher than the air and hypothermia can set in shortly after entering the water, officials said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
One woman who survived had to be flown to a hospital with severe frostbite and hypothermia.
—Steve Karnowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
However, water temperatures are in the 40s or 50s across the region's lakes and rivers, which could cause hypothermia in minutes once someone becomes submerged.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Cold water can cause loss of muscle control, loss of body heat up to 25 times higher than the air and hypothermia can set in shortly after entering the water, officials said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 13 Jun. 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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