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thermoregulation

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From thermo- +‎ regulation.

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thermoregulation (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The maintenance of a constant internal temperature of an organism independent of the temperature of the environment.
    • 2024 June 19, Dana G. Smith, quoting Kimberly Meidenbauer, “How Heat Affects the Brain”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      . “If you’re allocating all of the blood and all the glucose to parts of your brain that are focused on thermoregulation, it seems like it’s very plausible that you just wouldn’t have enough left for some of these kind of higher cognitive functions,” Dr. Meidenbauer said.

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