Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperpyrexia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-pyrex-ia
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature greater than or equal to 41°C (105.8°F), or extremely high fever.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English pyrexia English hyperpyrexia From hyper- + pyrexia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperpyrexias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pyrexia hyperthermia

Questions

What does hyperpyrexia mean?: An excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature greater than or equal to 41°C (105.8°F), or extremely high fever.
Where does hyperpyrexia come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English pyrexia English hyperpyrexia From hyper- + pyrexia.

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