Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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The dogs showed behaviors consistent with prolonged cold exposure and hypothermia, and some of them required immediate medical attention for injuries, officers said.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
When rescuers found him the next morning, the man was dehydrated and suffering from mild hypothermia, but otherwise unharmed.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Last year, homeless people in San Diego County died while suffering from HIV, hypothermia, undernourishment, sleep apnea and pneumonia, according to data from the Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
One climber was injured and was also treated for hypothermia at the hospital.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
When rescuers found him the next morning, the man was dehydrated and suffering from mild hypothermia, but otherwise unharmed.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Last year, homeless people in San Diego County died while suffering from HIV, hypothermia, undernourishment, sleep apnea and pneumonia, according to data from the Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
One climber was injured and was also treated for hypothermia at the hospital.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 23 Mar. 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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