hypothermia
/ˌhaɪpəˈθɜːmiə/high-puh-THUR-mee-uh
/ˌhaɪpəˈθɝmiə/high-puh-THUR-mee-uh
Meaningtoo little heat
Common meaning: dangerously low body heat
- hypounder, below normal
- thermhot, warmLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 363 · scan
- ianoun ending (Latin/Greek) for a field or condition
‘under, below normal’ + ‘hot, warm’ → hypothermia
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek θερμός ‘hot, warm’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry θερμός, p. 363 · dictionary scan
Roots
- θερμός Greek “hot, warm”
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