concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: hypothermia

hypothermia
type: Concept
broader: temperature in disease
broader: systemic diseases
broader: symptoms of disease
definition: Hypothermia refers to when the body's temperature falls below a temperature necessary to maintain normal metabolic functions. The normal body temperature is 37 degrees C and hypothermia occurs when the body drops to below 35 degrees C. Nearly 700 people die each year from hypothermia in the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Hypothermia]

symptoms of disease
type: Concept
narrower: hypothermia

systemic diseases
type: Concept
narrower: hypothermia

temperature in disease
type: Concept
narrower: hypothermia