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thermoregulation

(t̸hʉr′mō reg′yə lās̸hən)

noun

  1. the regulation of temperature
  2. Physiol. the keeping of the temperature of a living body at a constant level by processes of heat production, heat transport, etc.

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See thermoregulation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Maintenance of a constant internal body temperature independent from the environmental temperature: mammalian thermoregulation.

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  • therˌmo·regˈu·la·toˌry (-rĕgˈyə-lə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective

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