thermoregulation
noun
- the regulation of temperature
- 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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(thûrˌmō-rĕgˌyə-lāˈshən)
noun Maintenance of a constant internal body temperature independent from the environmental temperature: mammalian thermoregulation.
Related Forms:
- therˌmo·regˈu·la·toˌry (-rĕgˈyə-lə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective
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