heat
(hēt)
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1. The condition or sensation of being hot; opposite of cold.
2. Higher than normal body temperature; generalized fever or localized warmth caused by an infection. Calor (fever), dolor (pain), rubor (redness), and tumor (swelling) are the four classic signs of inflammation.
SEE: febrile convulsion; SEE: fever
3. Estrus.
4. Energy that increases the temperature of surrounding tissues or objects by conduction, convection, or radiation. SEE TABLE: Elimination of Body Heat
Elimination of Body Heat
Mode of Elimination | Percentage of Heat Lost |
Radiation | 55%* |
Convection and conduction | 15%* |
Evaporation through skin | 25%* |
Warming inspired air | 3%* |
Warming ingested food and water, and loss through feces and urine | 2%* |
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Heat." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738690/5/heat.
Heat. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738690/5/heat. Accessed November 1, 2024.
Heat. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738690/5/heat
Heat [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 01]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738690/5/heat.
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