Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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Point Reyes National Seashore in California, for instance, warns that coastal waters are cold year-round and hypothermia is a real threat.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Authorities said the hiker, who had hypothermia, was hoisted from his location and taken to a waiting ambulance before being transported to a hospital in stable condition.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Some hikers reported hypothermia, and had been taken to nearby rescue sites, where food, medicine, heat and oxygen supplies are available.
—Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
In a separate research avenue, scientists have found that anesthesia in mice can induce tau phosphorylation through mechanisms at least partially related to hypothermia.
—Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Authorities said the hiker, who had hypothermia, was hoisted from his location and taken to a waiting ambulance before being transported to a hospital in stable condition.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Some hikers reported hypothermia, and had been taken to nearby rescue sites, where food, medicine, heat and oxygen supplies are available.
—Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
In a separate research avenue, scientists have found that anesthesia in mice can induce tau phosphorylation through mechanisms at least partially related to hypothermia.
—Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 21 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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