Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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The infant was thought to have died from hypothermia after investigators said his mother, September Seright, wrapped the baby in a wet blanket and left him near a motel air conditioning unit last summer.
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Under those conditions, from Monday through noon Thursday, Kansas City Fire Department medical crews responded to 65 cold exposure calls for issues like frostbite and hypothermia, Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Two others appeared to have died from hypothermia in Kentucky’s Jefferson County, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said at a Tuesday morning news conference.
—Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
To reduce the chances of hypothermia, fans and players should recognize swelling, redness, tingling, blisters and numbness.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Under those conditions, from Monday through noon Thursday, Kansas City Fire Department medical crews responded to 65 cold exposure calls for issues like frostbite and hypothermia, Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Two others appeared to have died from hypothermia in Kentucky’s Jefferson County, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said at a Tuesday morning news conference.
—Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
To reduce the chances of hypothermia, fans and players should recognize swelling, redness, tingling, blisters and numbness.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 2 Mar. 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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