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thermostasis

[-stā′sis]

maintenance of a stable body temperature, as in mammals and birds.

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.

thermostasis

maintenance of temperature, as in warm-blooded animals.

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