secondary hypothermia
secondary hypothermia
[‚sek·ən‚der·ē ‚hī·pō′thər·mē·ə] (medicine)
A decrease in core body temperature caused by an underlying pathology that prevents the body from generating enough core heat.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.