Definitions of hyperpyrexia
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extremely high fever (especially in children)
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type of:
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hyperthermia, hyperthermy
abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
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febricity, febrility, fever, feverishness, pyrexia
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
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hyperthermia, hyperthermy
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