Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypothermic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: hy-pother-mic
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature.

Example Sentences

"The survivors of the shipwreck quickly became hypothermic."
"It was found that brief hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HMP) prior to organ transplantation significantly improves organ integrity and leads to decreased numbers of cases of post-transplantation graft dys- and nonfunction.^(7,8)"
"He [Dean Karnazes] has been hypothermic and watched his fingers turn blue, and said he will not let that happen anymore."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English -thermic English hypothermic From hypo- + -thermic.

Inflected Forms

more hypothermic (comparative) most hypothermic (superlative)

Derived Forms

hypothermically nonhypothermic

Frequently Paired Words

hypothermia

Questions

What does hypothermic mean?: Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature.
Where does hypothermic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English -thermic English hypothermic From hypo- + -thermic.

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