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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

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Maintenance of a constant internal body temperature independent of the environmental temperature.

thermo·regu·la·tory (-r

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) adj.

thermoregulation [ther″mo-reg″u-la´shun]

1. heat regulation.

2. thermostasis.

ineffective thermoregulation a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as a state in which an individual's temperature fluctuates between hypothermia and hyperthermia.

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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thermoregulation (redirected from Thermal regulation)

thermoregulation
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