Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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Despite resuscitation efforts from Read and paramedics, O’Keefe was pronounced dead at a local hospital of blunt force trauma to the head and hypothermia, according to NBC News.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 19 June 2025
The wide range could have posed a significant risk to Quinn, potentially resulting in hypothermia if he was not properly shielded from the elements overnight.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 19 June 2025
The wide range could have posed a significant risk to Quinn, potentially resulting in hypothermia if he was not properly shielded from the elements overnight.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 6 Jul. 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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