Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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He was found on fellow officer Brian Albert's front lawn hours later with signs of hypothermia and traumatic injuries to his head.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
All of the students made it to the shore, with one of them taken to a local hospital for hypothermia, said the Texas Game Wardens.
—David Chiu, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Although the official cause of death was often listed as drowning, most victims are believed to have died from hypothermia and related causes.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Givens' records showed he was transferred to a hospital outside of the prison several times over the years - including multiple stays for hypothermia.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
All of the students made it to the shore, with one of them taken to a local hospital for hypothermia, said the Texas Game Wardens.
—David Chiu, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Although the official cause of death was often listed as drowning, most victims are believed to have died from hypothermia and related causes.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Givens' records showed he was transferred to a hospital outside of the prison several times over the years - including multiple stays for hypothermia.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hypothermia
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 26 Apr. 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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