The condition of having an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failure of the heat-regulating mechanisms of the body to deal with the heat coming from the environment
The body protects itself from viruses, bacteria, and other harmful substances through the use of numerous defense systems One of these is fever Fever raises the body's temperature above normal in an attempt to destroy invading organisms and sweat impurities out of the system Fever is a highly effective and natural process of curing disease and restoring health, and has been recognized as such for thousands of years Hyperthermia deliberately creates fever in the patient in order to utilize this natural healing response (3)
(hye-per-THER-mee-a): A type of treatment in which body tissue is exposed to high temperatures to damage and kill cancer cells or to make cancer cells more sensitive to the effects of radiation and certain anticancer drugs
abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
the bodily state in which body temperature increases above normal levels, often caused by prolonged exposure to heat or excessive exercise