Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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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.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Cold, wet, and windy conditions expected, with east northeast winds in excess of 30 mph will lead to concerns for hypothermia.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The next most common injuries were hypothermia (17 cases in 2024), and head injuries/traumatic brain injuries (16 incidents in 2024).
—Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
That’s when she was transferred to Baptist Health Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables, where doctors tried induced hypothermia.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Cold, wet, and windy conditions expected, with east northeast winds in excess of 30 mph will lead to concerns for hypothermia.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The next most common injuries were hypothermia (17 cases in 2024), and head injuries/traumatic brain injuries (16 incidents in 2024).
—Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
That’s when she was transferred to Baptist Health Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables, where doctors tried induced hypothermia.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 7 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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