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Definition of Heat hyperpyrexia

1. Noun. Collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat.

Medical Definition of Heat hyperpyrexia

1. A severe and often fatal illness produced by exposure to excessively high temperatures, especially when accompanied by marked exertion. It can manifest by elevated body temperature, lack of sweating, hot dry skin, and neurologic symptoms; unconsciousness, paralysis, headache, vertigo, confusion. In severe cases very high fever, vascular collapse, and coma develop. Synonym: heat apoplexy, heat hyperpyrexia, malignant hyperpyrexia, thermic fever. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Heat hyperpyrexia

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1. The Theory and practice of medicine by Frederick Thomas Roberts (1884)
"... that the nervous system does materially affect the bodily heat. Hyperpyrexia may be induced experimentally by section of the spinal cord in the cervical ..."

2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1884)
"... and death occurred from heat (hyperpyrexia) almost immediately afterwards. The action of heat upon the pulse seems to be influenced to a large extent by ..."

3. A Treatise on nervous diesases: Their Symptoms and Treatment : a Text-book by Samuel Gilbert Webber (1885)
"Deficient oxidation, absorption of poisons, overheating by sun or artificial heat, hyperpyrexia in fevers, etc., cause a defect in the quality of the blood, ..."

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