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Definition of: hyperthermia
(hī′pər·thûr′mē·ə) noun Med.
1. An abnormally high temperature.
2. Therapeutic treatment by means of artiflcally induced fever. Also hy′per·ther′my. [<HYPER- + Gk. thermē heat]
—hy′per·ther′mal adjective
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