Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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The inquest panel said her cause of death was hypothermia.
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Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The company created the award to highlight the wildest and weirdest pet insurance claims that roll in each year, after receiving a claim about a dog who ended up stuck in a fridge and ate an entire ham before being found with a mild case of hypothermia.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Prolonged exposure could result in loss of muscle control in your arms, legs, hands and feet, triggering hypothermia among other things that can be fatal.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
Temperature checks and warming blankets to prevent hypothermia.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The company created the award to highlight the wildest and weirdest pet insurance claims that roll in each year, after receiving a claim about a dog who ended up stuck in a fridge and ate an entire ham before being found with a mild case of hypothermia.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Prolonged exposure could result in loss of muscle control in your arms, legs, hands and feet, triggering hypothermia among other things that can be fatal.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
Temperature checks and warming blankets to prevent hypothermia.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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