hyperthermic
Feverishly high temperature
Hyperthermic describes a state of abnormally elevated body temperature—the condition of overheating.
The term appears in medical contexts for dangerously high fevers and in oncology for hyperthermic therapy, which uses heat to destroy cancer cells: The patient became hyperthermic after prolonged sun exposure.
The noun form is hyperthermia.
Elevated body temperature
- pyrexiaElevated body temperature
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
sweating · infection · inflammation · virus · bacteria · sepsis · malaria · typhoid
Maintaining stable internal heat
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- prostaglandinsLipid-derived signaling compounds
cytokines · metabolic · sweating · peripheral · endogenous · exogenous · compensatory · autonomic
Heat illness from exposure
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- collapseSudden structural failure
- environmentalOf natural surroundings
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
overexertion · confusion · cooling · shade · hydration · electrolytes · sports · military
Expressing disapproval or importance
- life-threateningRisking death
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
intensive-care · hospitalization · monitoring · seizure · coma · stabilize · resuscitation · mortality
fever
Elevated body temperature
- pyrexiaElevated body temperature
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- chillsShivering spells from illness
shivering · sweating · infection · inflammation · virus · bacteria · sepsis · malaria · typhoid · pneumonia
thermoregulation
Maintaining stable internal heat
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
prostaglandins · cytokines · metabolic · sweating · peripheral · endogenous · exogenous · compensatory · autonomic
sunstroke
Heat illness from exposure
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- collapseSudden structural failure
- environmentalOf natural surroundings
humidity · overexertion · confusion · cooling · shade · hydration · electrolytes · sports · military · tropical
critical
Expressing disapproval or importance
- life-threateningRisking death
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
triage · intensive-care · hospitalization · monitoring · seizure · coma · stabilize · resuscitation · mortality · intervention
- survival statesalive, dead, dying, injured, safe
- conditionsmedical condition, weather conditions, environmental conditions, living conditions, working conditions
hyperthermichypothermic
Critically low body temperature
cold · hypothermia · chilled · frozen · cool