HyperDic: malignant_hyperthermia

English > 1 sense of the expression malignant hyperthermia:
NOUNstatemalignant hyperthermiahereditary condition in which certain anesthetics (e.g., halothane) cause high body temperatures and muscle rigidity
English > malignant hyperthermia: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaninghereditary condition in which certain anesthetics (e.g., halothane) cause high body temperatures and muscle rigidity.
Broaderautosomal dominant disease, autosomal dominant disorderA disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome
Spanishhipertermia maligna

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