noun
- Plural of hyperthermia; conditions of abnormally high body temperature, or therapeutic treatments using controlled heat.
Usage: Medical term; Can refer to both pathological conditions and therapeutic procedures
Examples
- The patient suffered from repeated hyperthermias during the infection.
- Doctors monitored the hyperthermias carefully to prevent organ damage.
- Some cancer treatments use localized hyperthermias to target tumor cells.
- Heat stroke and malignant hyperthermias are medical emergencies.
- The study compared different hyperthermias induced by various therapeutic methods.