Homeothermy is thermoregulation that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence. This temperature is often, though not necessarily, higher than the immediate environment (Greek: homoios = `similar`, thermē = `heat`). It is one of three types of warm-bloodedness, and its opposite is poikilothermy. Homeotherms...
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(ho´me-o-thur″me) the maintenance of a constant body temperature despite changes in the environmental temperature, as seen in mammals and birds. adj., homeother´mal, homeother´mic., adj.
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homeothermy A reference to an organism which is able to regulate physiologically the rate of heat production and heat loss so as to maintain itself at constant temperature independently of the envioronmental temperature; warm-blooded.
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Maintenance of a constant body temperature in endothermic (warm-blooded) animals, by the use of chemical processes to compensate for heat loss or gain when external temperatures change. Such processes include generation of heat by the breakdown of food and the contraction of muscles, and loss of heat by sweating, panting, and other means. Mamma...
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