hyperpyrexia /hy·per·py·rex·ia/ (-pi-rek´se-ah) hyperthermia.hyperpyrex´ialhyperpyret´ic
hyperpyrexia
malignant hyperpyrexia see under hyperthermia.
hy·per·py·rex·i·a (h  p r-p-r k s -)n. Abnormally high fever. hy per·py·rexi·al, hyper·py·retic (-rt k) adj. |
hyperpyrexia
[hī′pərpīrek′sē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, hyper + pyressein, to be feverish
an extremely elevated temperature that sometimes occurs in acute infectious diseases, especially in young children. Malignant hyperpyrexia, characterized by a rapid rise in temperature, tachycardia, tachypnea, sweating, rigidity, and blotchy cyanosis, occasionally occurs in patients undergoing general anesthesia. A high temperature may be reduced by sponging the body with tepid water, by giving a tepid tub bath, or by administering antipyretic medication, such as aspirin or acetaminophen. See also fever. hyperpyretic, adj.
hyperpyrexia
excessively high fever; hyperthermia.
See also fever (1).
malignant hyperpyrexia
see porcine stress syndrome.
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