Definition of "hyperthermia" []

• Unusually high body temperature. (noun)

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• "Null says at least 494 children have died since 1998 from heatstroke also known as hyperthermia in vehicles in the USA."
• "Heatstroke, also known as hyperthermia, is different from having a fever, Dr. Hubbard says."
• "Dr. Nisar Syed of The Long Beach Cancer Institute, Chancellor of American College of Radiation Oncology, explained: "Oncosensor has the potential to significantly enhance the eradication of malignant tumors by the heat treatment known as hyperthermia, by pointing to the surgeons the area of least oxygenated tissue.""