ALL meanings of hyperthermia
hy·per·ther·mi·a
H h - noun hyperthermia The condition of having a body temperature greatly above normal. 1
- noun hyperthermia Pathology. abnormally high fever. 1
- noun hyperthermia Medicine/Medical. treatment of disease by the induction of fever, as by the injection of foreign protein or the application of heat. 1
- noun hyperthermia (pathology) The condition of having an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failure of the heat-regulating mechanisms of the body to deal with the heat coming from the environment. 0
- noun hyperthermia (medicine) The therapeutic use of applying heat to a patient. 0
- noun hyperthermia hyperpyrexia, esp. if induced to combat an illness 0