Examples of hypothermia in a Sentence
She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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At least seven infants in Gaza died from hypothermia during Phase 1.
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Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Without heated water being pumped into Lemons' suit, there was also the risk of him dying from hypothermia.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Temperatures were cold enough for meteorologists to warn of frostbite and hypothermia with extended exposure to the temperatures.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The infant was thought to have died from hypothermia after investigators said his mother, September Seright, wrapped the baby in a wet blanket and left him near a motel air conditioning unit last summer.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
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Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Without heated water being pumped into Lemons' suit, there was also the risk of him dying from hypothermia.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Temperatures were cold enough for meteorologists to warn of frostbite and hypothermia with extended exposure to the temperatures.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The infant was thought to have died from hypothermia after investigators said his mother, September Seright, wrapped the baby in a wet blanket and left him near a motel air conditioning unit last summer.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Hypothermia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothermia. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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hypothermia
noun
hy·po·ther·mia
ˌhī-pō-ˈthər-mē-ə 
: reduction of the body temperature to an abnormally low level
Medical Definition
hypothermia
noun
hy·po·ther·mia
-ˈthər-mē-ə
: subnormal temperature of the body
hypothermia, defined as temperature under 36.6°C—Emergency Medicine
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