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hy•per•ther•mi•a
Pronunciation: (hī"pur-thûr'mē-u), [key]—
n.
1. Pathol.abnormally high fever.
2. Med.treatment of disease by the induction of fever, as by the injection of foreign protein or the application of heat.
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