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# hypothermia

noun (hypothermia — uncountable)

«hypothermia» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A dangerous illness when your body gets much too cold, so it cannot keep its normal warm temperature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypothermia/#m1)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons about cold weather, swimming and the outdoors: wet clothes, wind, snow and cold water can cause hypothermia. Signs: strong shivering, slurred speech, sleepiness, clumsy hands. Help: get out of the cold, take off wet clothes, wrap in blankets, call for help. Phrases: «suffer from hypothermia», «risk of hypothermia».

### Examples

- The lost hiker had hypothermia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypothermia/#x1)
- Cold water can give you hypothermia very fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypothermia/#x2)
- Wear layers and a hat to avoid hypothermia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypothermia/#x3)
- Strong shivering can be a sign of hypothermia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypothermia/#x4)
- Get someone with hypothermia out of wet clothes and into a warm blanket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypothermia/#x5)
- Swimmers in cold seas wear wetsuits to stop hypothermia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypothermia/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. «Hypo-» means under, «therm» means heat. Opposite: heatstroke (too hot). Hypothermia is an emergency; call for help. Myth: alcohol does not warm you up.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hypothermia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypothermia/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hypothermia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypothermia.html) on Mova free.