Diseases

Hyperthermia

An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of inability to regulate core body temperature due to non-pathologic factors.

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An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of inability to regulate core body temperature due to non-pathologic factors.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Hyperthermias
  • Hyperpyrexia
  • Hyperpyrexias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2021; for Hyperthermia was under Heat Stroke 1985-2020

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QT 150

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hyperthermia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000084462. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000084462
  2. Hyperthermia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthermia
  3. Hyperthermia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242165