Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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Strickland collected multiple necropsy reports in which signs of trauma or references to hypothermia had been removed between her initial draft and the company’s final submission.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Due to the snowy, windy weather, the hikers were rescued in various conditions, with symptoms ranging from exhaustion to hypothermia.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Exposure to cold or heat can lead to hypothermia or heatstroke.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The father had hypothermia, lactic acidosis and two spinal fractures, the medical center said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Due to the snowy, windy weather, the hikers were rescued in various conditions, with symptoms ranging from exhaustion to hypothermia.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Exposure to cold or heat can lead to hypothermia or heatstroke.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The father had hypothermia, lactic acidosis and two spinal fractures, the medical center said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 7 Nov. 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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