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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-puh-thur-mee-uh]
- /ˌhaɪ pəˈθɜr mi ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hahy-puh-thur-mee-uh]
- /ˌhaɪ pəˈθɜr mi ə/
Definitions of hypothermic word
- noun hypothermic Pathology. subnormal body temperature. 1
- noun hypothermic Medicine/Medical. the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery. 1
- noun hypothermic Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature. 1
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Origin of hypothermic
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; hypo- + therm- + -ia
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Parts of speech for Hypothermic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hypothermic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hypothermic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with hypothermic
- what temperature is considered hypothermic?
- what is hypothermic?
- what body temperature is considered hypothermic?
- what is hypothermic circulatory arrest?
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