Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different. A thermoconforming organism, by contrast, simply adopts the surrounding temperature as its own body temperature, thus avoiding the need for internal thermoregulation. The internal thermoreg...
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The act of controlling body temperature. For example, a lizard can raise its body temperature by going in the sun, and cool it down by going under a rock.
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heat regulation.
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the maintenance of an optimum temperature range by an organism. Cold-blooded animals (poikilotherms) pick up or lose heat by way of the environment, ... [12 related articles]
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Behavior that maintains the body temperature within acceptable ranges. (see ectothermic)
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Heat regulation. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(thur″mo-reg″u-la´shәn) heat regulation. thermostasis.
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Maintenance or regulation of temperature, specifically the maintenance of a particular temperature of the living body.
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(Humans as organisms) the process of keeping a constant body temperature
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The ability to maintain a constant temperature independent of dynamic (changing) environmental conditions.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ther′mō-reg′yū-lā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Temperature control, as by a thermostat.
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the regulation of body temperature
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thermoregulation, thermoregulator 1. Temperature control, as by a thermostat; heat regulation. 2. The regulation and control of temperature, specifically internal body temperature. 3. The various physiological processes by which the body regulates its internal temperature. The process by which an organism regulates its internal body temperature ...
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The active ability of an organism to modulate its internal body temperature.
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The act of maintaining a constant body temperature.
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The regulation of body temperature.
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controlling the body temperature.
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Terrestrial lizards are lizards which live mostly or all on land.
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