Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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People are dying from fentanyl and hypothermia and heart disease.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2024
If the cold event lasts for multiple days, which has been occurring more frequently, research shows that marine animals including turtles and many fish species could suffer from hypothermia and physiological malfunction or ultimately die.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2024
If the cold event lasts for multiple days, which has been occurring more frequently, research shows that marine animals including turtles and many fish species could suffer from hypothermia and physiological malfunction or ultimately die.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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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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