Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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Water temperatures of 60 degrees or lower can cause cold shock and result in swimming failure and drowning, while temperatures under 64 degrees can still cause hypothermia to set in quickly.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2024
He was described by the park as having severe frostbite and hypothermia.
—CBS News, 1 June 2024
Deputies warned the Rogue River has cold water that can cause hypothermia, and the water is flowing high.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Rescue crews in Alaska are attempting to rescue two mountain climbers, who attempted to scale the Denali mountain before catching hypothermia.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2024
He was described by the park as having severe frostbite and hypothermia.
—CBS News, 1 June 2024
Deputies warned the Rogue River has cold water that can cause hypothermia, and the water is flowing high.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Rescue crews in Alaska are attempting to rescue two mountain climbers, who attempted to scale the Denali mountain before catching hypothermia.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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