temperature
(tem′pĕ(r)-choor″)
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[L.
temperatura
, proportion]
1. The degree of hotness or coldness of a substance.
TEMPERATURE REGULATION
Effects of changes in body temperature
2. A colloquial term for fever.
SEE:
fever
TEMPERATURE REGULATION
Effects of changes in body temperature
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