Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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That’s when she was transferred to Baptist Health Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables, where doctors tried induced hypothermia.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The cabins of commercial planes aren’t pressurized or heated like the rest of the aircraft, causing temperatures to decrease rapidly and so the chances of catching hypothermia are likely, along with the possibility of being injured upon the impact of landing.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
During the flight, temperatures outside an airplane can drop dramatically, with stowaways risking frostbite and even hypothermia.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The inquest panel said her cause of death was hypothermia.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The cabins of commercial planes aren’t pressurized or heated like the rest of the aircraft, causing temperatures to decrease rapidly and so the chances of catching hypothermia are likely, along with the possibility of being injured upon the impact of landing.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
During the flight, temperatures outside an airplane can drop dramatically, with stowaways risking frostbite and even hypothermia.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The inquest panel said her cause of death was hypothermia.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 1 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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