BODY TEMPERATURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does body temperature mean? 

• BODY TEMPERATURE (noun)
  The noun BODY TEMPERATURE has 1 sense:

1. temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health

  Familiarity information: BODY TEMPERATURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BODY TEMPERATURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

blood heat; body temperature

Hypernyms ("body temperature" is a kind of...):

temperature (the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity))

vital sign (sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "body temperature"):

basal body temperature; basal temperature (body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything)

 Context examples 

The hypothalamus regulates body temperature, blood pressure, heartbeat, metabolism of fats and carbohydrates, and sugar levels in the blood.

(Hypothalamus, NCI Thesaurus)

Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis (FAMS) Additional Concerns: I am bothered by fevers (episodes of high body temperature).

(FAMS - Bothered by Fevers, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign brain tumor that may be considered malignant because it can damage the hypothalamus, the area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst.

(Craniopharyngioma, NCI Dictionary)

A disorder characterized by an abnormally low body temperature.

(Hypothermia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

This fluid is warmer than body temperature.

(CHPP, NCI Dictionary)

The standard treatment involves lowering an infant ’s body temperature by about 6 degrees Fahrenheit for 72 hours.

(Longer cooling, lower temperature no improvement for infant oxygen deprivation, NIH)

Elevation of body temperature above normal due to inflammatory or immune responses.

(Fever, NCI Thesaurus)

Extreme elevation of body temperature above normal.

(Hyperpyrexia, NCI Thesaurus)

In a hyperthermic state, the hypothalamic set-point is normal but body temperature increases and overrides the ability to lose heat, resulting from exogenous heat exposure or endogenous heat production.

(Hyperthermia, NCI Thesaurus)

The area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst.

(Hypothalamus, NCI Dictionary)