Hyperpyrexia

Definitions of hyperpyrexia

noun
extremely high fever (especially in children)

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hyperthermia, hyperthermy
abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)

febricity, febrility, fever, feverishness, pyrexia
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

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