| NOUN | state | hyperthermia, hyperthermy | abnormally high body temperature |
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| Meaning | abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer). | |
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| Synonym | hyperthermy | |
| Narrower | hyperpyrexia | Extremely high fever (especially in children) |
| Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
| Opposite | hypothermia | subnormal body temperature |
| Spanish | hipertermia | |
| Catalan | hipertèrmia | |
| Adjectives | hyperthermal | of or relating to or affected by hyperthermia |
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