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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Body Temperature Changes > Hyperthermia
Wounds and Injuries > Heat Stress Disorders > Hyperthermia

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Hyperthermia  

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  • Hyperpyrexia
  • Hyperpyrexias

Scope note

  • An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of inability to regulate core body temperature due to non-pathologic factors.

History note

  • 2021; for Hyperthermia was under Heat Stroke 1985-2020

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000084462

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