hypothermia

«hypothermia» in Mova's school dictionary: A dangerous illness when your body gets much too cold, so… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (hypothermia — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

A dangerous illness when your body gets much too cold, so it cannot keep its normal warm temperature. tree →

sense 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 →
• Cold water can give you hypothermia very fast. tree →
• Wear layers and a hat to avoid hypothermia. tree →
• Strong shivering can be a sign of hypothermia. tree →
• Get someone with hypothermia out of wet clothes and into a warm blanket. tree →
• Swimmers in cold seas wear wetsuits to stop hypothermia. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• Getting wet and cold when lost outdoors can lead to hypothermia, when the body gets dangerously cold.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hypothermia» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.