Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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Exhausted and suffering from severe shock and hypothermia, he was rushed to a hospital by helicopter.
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
The man wearing the life jacket was then rescued by the Coast Guard at around 4:30 p.m. and taken to a hospital for mild hypothermia but has since been released.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 6 July 2024
O’Keefe died of blunt-force trauma from a skull fracture and hypothermia, according to the medical examiner.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 3 July 2024
O’Keefe had severe head injuries and hypothermia and was pronounced dead the morning of Jan. 29, and Read was arrested three days later.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 July 2024
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
The man wearing the life jacket was then rescued by the Coast Guard at around 4:30 p.m. and taken to a hospital for mild hypothermia but has since been released.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 6 July 2024
O’Keefe died of blunt-force trauma from a skull fracture and hypothermia, according to the medical examiner.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 3 July 2024
O’Keefe had severe head injuries and hypothermia and was pronounced dead the morning of Jan. 29, and Read was arrested three days later.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 July 2024
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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