Usually means: Excessive body temperature; potentially dangerous.
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  1. hyperthermia: Merriam-Webster
  2. hyperthermia: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hyperthermia: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  8. hyperthermia: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  1. hyperthermia: Encyclopedia

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  1. hyperthermia: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. Hyperthermia: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  9. hyperthermia: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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Definitions from Wiktionary (hyperthermia)

noun:  (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.
noun:  (medicine) The therapeutic application of heat to a patient, especially as treatment to cancer.

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