hyperthermia
noun
hy·per·ther·mia
ˌhī-pər-ˈthər-mē-ə 
: exceptionally high fever especially when induced artificially for therapeutic purposes
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Beyond the heavy sweating, hyperthermia and sleep-like state, the patient did not experience severe or persistent adverse effects, the researchers noted.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
This heating capability could eventually support magnetic hyperthermia treatments, an experimental cancer therapy that uses heat to damage or destroy tumors while minimizing harm to surrounding tissue.
—New Atlas, 8 June 2026
Eric Valencia’s death was ruled as accidental and his cause of death was listed as hyperthermia, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The law was passed in 2001 after the death of an infant named Kaitlyn Russell, who died from hyperthermia after being left in a car by a babysitter, according to Kids and Car Safety.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
This heating capability could eventually support magnetic hyperthermia treatments, an experimental cancer therapy that uses heat to damage or destroy tumors while minimizing harm to surrounding tissue.
—New Atlas, 8 June 2026
Eric Valencia’s death was ruled as accidental and his cause of death was listed as hyperthermia, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The law was passed in 2001 after the death of an infant named Kaitlyn Russell, who died from hyperthermia after being left in a car by a babysitter, according to Kids and Car Safety.
—Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
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hyperthermia
noun
hy·per·ther·mia
ˌhī-pər-ˈthər-mē-ə
1
: elevated temperature of the body (as that occurring in heatstroke) see malignant hyperthermia
2
: the artificial heating of all or part of the body (as in diathermy) for therapeutic purposes (as to treat cancer)
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