thermoregulation /ther·mo·reg·u·la·tion/ (-reg″u-la´shun) the regulation of heat, as of the body heat of a warm-blooded animal.thermoreg´ulatory
ther·mo·reg·u·la·tion (thûr m -r gy -l  shn)n. Maintenance of a constant internal body temperature independent of the environmental temperature. ther mo·regu·la·tory (-rgy-l-tôr ) adj. |
thermoregulation
the physiological process controlling the balance between heat production and heat loss in the body so as to maintain body temperature; a function of a center in the hypothalamus. A lesion in that location can produce a central hyperthermia or hypothermia.
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