Understand “Hypothermia” Through Etymology

What’s 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗮? Why does this remind me of #tea, #needles, & #clothes? ️

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𝟭. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁?

We’re talking about 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗮 – a body core temperature below 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) in humans.

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𝟮. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱

The word 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗮 comes from the Greek parts 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼 (meaning “less than”), 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺 (meaning “less than”), & -𝗶𝗮 (“state; condition”).

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𝟯. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁? 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱?

The term 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗮 is said to have been first recorded in 1885–90. Antarctic explorers Ernest Shackleton & his team observed that body temperatures “below 94.2°, … … spells death at home”, though this probably referred to oral temperatures rather than core temperature & corresponded to mild hypothermia.

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𝟰. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 “𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗮” 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳:

A. 𝘁𝗲𝗮 – because “thermos”, another word from “therm”

B. 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 – because “hypodermic needles”. You’re so predictable :/

C. 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 – because “thermal vests”? Seriously, guys!

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