| hyperthermalgesia | Extreme sensitiveness to heat. Origin: hyper-+ G. Therme, heat, + algesis, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hyperthermia | <clinical sign> Abnormally high body temperature, especially that induced for therapeutic purposes. Origin: Gr. Therm = heat (18 Nov 1997) |
| hyperthermia, induced | Abnormally high temperature intentionally induced in living things regionally or whole body. It is most often induced by radiation (heat waves, infra-red), ultrasound, or drugs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hyperthermoesthesia | Extreme sensitiveness to heat. Origin: hyper-+ G. Therme, heat, + aisthesis, feeling (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperthermophile | <endocrinology> Excess production of thyroid hormone caused by autoantibodies that bind to the thyroid stimulating hormone receptor and induce secretion of thyroxine by raising cAMP levels in the thyroid cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| hyperthermophilic | Describes an organism that lives in a very high-temperature environment (well over 50 degrees C). (09 Oct 1997) |