Diseases

Hypothermia

Lower than normal body temperature, especially in warm-blooded animals.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Lower than normal body temperature, especially in warm-blooded animals.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Hypothermias
  • Hypothermia, Accidental
  • Accidental Hypothermia
  • Accidental Hypothermias
  • Hypothermias, Accidental

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED for cooling of organs during surgery or for therapy; relation to BODY TEMPERATURE: see Manual 23.27+

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QT 160

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypothermia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007035. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007035
  2. Hypothermia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothermia
  3. Hypothermia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1036696