comfort zone

comfort zone definition - medical

com·fort zone (kŭmˈfərt)

noun
The temperature range between 28° and 30°C or 82.5° and 86°F at which the naked body maintains heat balance without shivering or sweating; in the clothed body, the range is between 13° and 21°C or 55.5° and 70°F.

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