Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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Hernandez died of hypothermia a few hours later, according to her death certificate.
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Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Cover exposed skin to reduce your risk of frostbite or hypothermia.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
The man was ultimately pulled from the river, treated at the scene for hypothermia, and is now in the hospital in stable condition.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
About one hour before hypothermia shuts their bodies down.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Cover exposed skin to reduce your risk of frostbite or hypothermia.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
The man was ultimately pulled from the river, treated at the scene for hypothermia, and is now in the hospital in stable condition.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
About one hour before hypothermia shuts their bodies down.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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 23 Apr. 2026.
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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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