midthermia

English

Etymology

From mid- +‎ -therm +‎ -ia, by analogy with hyperthermia and hypothermia.

Noun

midthermia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, rare) The state of having a normal body temperature.
    Synonyms: euthermia, normothermia
    Coordinate terms: hyperthermia, hypothermia
    • 2009 July 1, Charles Y Lee, Martin J Mangino, “Preservation methods for kidney and liver”, in Organogenesis, volume 5, number 3, →DOI, pages 105-112:
      Perhaps a compromise between near normothermic temperatures and the typical 4°C perfusion would be best for clinical use. Here the warmer temperatures at midthermia (15–20°C) may promote metabolic repair but remain cool enough to suppress metabolism and slow reactions and flow rates so that machine automation can be practical for clinical use.
    • 2017 September 4, Charlotte von Horn, Hideo A. Baba, Patrik Hannaert, Thierry Hauet, Henri Leuvenink, Andreas Paul, Thomas Minor, “Controlled oxygenated rewarming up to normothermia for pretransplant reconditioning of liver grafts”, in Clinical Transportation‎[1], volume 31, number 11, →DOI, page 5:
      Notwithstanding that cell culture experiments from Rauen et al have demonstrated that the majority of cell damage, induced by rapid warming up of the medium are only observed upon transition from hypo- to midthermia (between 8 and 16°C), suggesting the “rewarming injury” to be operative predominantly at temperatures below approximately 16°C.22
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