Explore Hypothermia through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like hyperthermia. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hypothermia in a sentence
Hypothermia meaning
Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.
Synonyms of Hypothermia
Using Hypothermia
- The main meaning on this page is: Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.
- Useful related words include: physiological state, physiological condition, hyperthermia.
- In the example corpus, hypothermia often appears in combinations such as: of hypothermia, hypothermia and, for hypothermia.
Context around Hypothermia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hypothermia
- In this selection, "hypothermia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dachau, immersion, suspected, experiments, dehydration and classed stand out and add context to how "hypothermia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also experiencing hypothermia which can and amputation while hypothermia can be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hypothermia" sits close to words such as akure, aman and bagging, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hypothermia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All three kids had suspected hypothermia and frostbite. (8 words)
Midge recovers from hypothermia and Moishe from his heart attack. (10 words)
Shivering, the body's natural attempt to warm itself, is a first sign of hypothermia. (15 words)
People with frostbite sometimes don’t realize what is happening, because their fingers or other parts of their bodies go numb as it sets in. And if they are also experiencing hypothermia, which can be deadly, their judgment could be impaired. (41 words)
It is partly Shauna’s fault that Jackie eventually freezes to death; after the two get into a fight, Jackie sleeps outside, and in the morning the group discovers that she died of hypothermia. (34 words)
Scottish Ambulance Service data has revealed that an average of 200 patients a week were taken to hospital last year with hypothermia classed as a temperature of less than 35C. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Dachau Hypothermia Experiments were "medical experiments" — or, rather, brutal torture — conducted at the Dachau concentration camp with the goal of discovering the most effective treatments for immersion hypothermia.
All three kids had suspected hypothermia and frostbite.
Ambulances were called out to 800 people across Scotland found to be suffering from hypothermia when the temperature plummeted in December.
As such, The Protagonist survives his car being blown up with a case of hypothermia as he's effectively frozen.
Eight people suffered hypothermia and five were injured by falling trees in Odesa region, the emergency service said.
He underwent therapeutic hypothermia- where the body is cooled to protect the brain - over a 72-hour period but was unlikely to survive.
It is partly Shauna’s fault that Jackie eventually freezes to death; after the two get into a fight, Jackie sleeps outside, and in the morning the group discovers that she died of hypothermia.
Learning skills like first aid, CPR, and how to spot and treat frostbite or hypothermia can save lives if emergency services are delayed.
Médecins Sans Frontières, which has been treating migrants crossing into Poland since late 2022, said that many suffer hypothermia, dehydration, exhaustion and physical violence while making the perilous journey.
Midge recovers from hypothermia and Moishe from his heart attack.
People with frostbite sometimes don’t realize what is happening, because their fingers or other parts of their bodies go numb as it sets in. And if they are also experiencing hypothermia, which can be deadly, their judgment could be impaired.
Public health officials repeated warnings that severe frostbite can cause permanent tissue damage requiring amputation, while hypothermia can be fatal.
Scottish Ambulance Service data has revealed that an average of 200 patients a week were taken to hospital last year with hypothermia classed as a temperature of less than 35C.
Several local agencies have increased their outreach efforts this week to ensure those in danger of hypothermia or other health hazards are protected from the cold.
Shivering, the body's natural attempt to warm itself, is a first sign of hypothermia.
Since 2019, fewer than ten deaths per year were directly due to cold weather, for example hypothermia.
Some reported drowning victims do not die because of poor swimming skills or the effects of hypothermia, but from the ‘Cold Shock’ response.
Studies suggest doing more exercise, good quality sleep and a healthy microbiome all help — as may mild hypothermia (i.e. being cold).
The frigid weather and freezing temperatures pose an increased risk to people who are experiencing homelessness with the possibility of developing fatal cases of hypothermia or frostbite.
The nine men had faced suffocation, drowning and hypothermia before rescuers drilled down to and pulled the miners to the surface.
Common combinations with hypothermia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of hypothermia 24×
- hypothermia and 14×
- for hypothermia 13×
- from hypothermia 12×
- and hypothermia 8×
- hypothermia can 7×
- hypothermia to 4×
- hypothermia as 3×
- or hypothermia 3×
- hypothermia but 3×