Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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Some hikers reported hypothermia, and had been taken to nearby rescue sites, where food, medicine, heat and oxygen supplies are available.
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Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
In a separate research avenue, scientists have found that anesthesia in mice can induce tau phosphorylation through mechanisms at least partially related to hypothermia.
—Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
One hiker died from hypothermia and altitude sickness and 213 others were evacuated from the rugged region since Sunday.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Yet, if a person is not appropriately dressed or is unable to regulate the temperature, prolonged exposure to any environment that is cooler than the body might result in hypothermia.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
In a separate research avenue, scientists have found that anesthesia in mice can induce tau phosphorylation through mechanisms at least partially related to hypothermia.
—Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
One hiker died from hypothermia and altitude sickness and 213 others were evacuated from the rugged region since Sunday.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Yet, if a person is not appropriately dressed or is unable to regulate the temperature, prolonged exposure to any environment that is cooler than the body might result in hypothermia.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 16 Oct. 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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