🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

hipotermia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ee-poh-ter-mee-ah

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hypothermia/ˌhaɪ.pəˈθɜː.mi.ə/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El rescatado mostraba síntomas de hipotermia grave."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The condition of having an abnormally low body temperature, typically caused by prolonged exposure to cold weather.

    "The missing hikers were suffering from severe hypothermia when they were finally found."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the 20th century from New Latin, derived from Greek hypo- (under, beneath) + thermē (heat) + -ia (abstract noun suffix).

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