Friday Word: Hyperpyrexia
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1word1dayHyperpyrexia - noun.
Your Wednesday wordsmith has been trying hard to stay cool, which prompted a search for heat-related words, such as hyperpyrexia. It's a serious medical condition where one's body temperature rises above 106.7 F or 41.5 C. Basically, it's a high-grade fever not caused by sunstroke or heat exhaustion, but by changes in the hypothalamus.
However, in this month of high temps, ensure you're staying hydrated, seeking cool spaces and applying sunscreen!
Your Wednesday wordsmith has been trying hard to stay cool, which prompted a search for heat-related words, such as hyperpyrexia. It's a serious medical condition where one's body temperature rises above 106.7 F or 41.5 C. Basically, it's a high-grade fever not caused by sunstroke or heat exhaustion, but by changes in the hypothalamus.
However, in this month of high temps, ensure you're staying hydrated, seeking cool spaces and applying sunscreen!
