paradoxical undressing

Meaning

Noun

Removal of one's clothes while in a state of hypothermia.

Origin

paradoxical + undressing
Undressing during a state of hypothermia is paradoxical because clothes would be expected to decrease heat loss, which would increase the chances of survival.

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