homeothermy
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homeothermy — homeothermism homeothermism, homeothermy homeothermy . (Biol.) The process or state of being homoiothermal. Syn: homoiothermism, homoiothermy. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homeothermy — noun see homeothermic … New Collegiate Dictionary
homeothermy — ho·meo·ther·my hō mē ə .thər mē or ho·moio·ther·my hō mȯi ə n, pl mies the condition of being warm blooded: WARM BLOODEDNESS called also homeothermism * * * ho·meo·ther·my (hoґme o thur″me) the maintenance of a constant body temperature… … Medical dictionary
homeothermy — variant of homoiothermy … Useful english dictionary
homeothermal — homeothermy, homeothermism, n. /hoh mee euh therr meuhl/, adj. homoiothermal. [1865 70; HOMEO + THERMAL] * * * … Universalium
homeothermal — homeothermy, homeothermism, n. /hoh mee euh therr meuhl/, adj. homoiothermal. [1865 70; HOMEO + THERMAL] * * * homeothermˈal, homoeothermˈal, homeothermˈic, homoeothermˈic, homeothermˈous or homoeothermˈous, also homoiˈotherˈmal, etc adjective… … Useful english dictionary
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Warm-blooded — In biology, a warm blooded animal species is one whose members maintain thermal homeostasis; that is, they keep their body temperature at a roughly constant level, regardless of the ambient temperature. This involves the ability to cool down or… … Wikipedia
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