thermoregulation

About 0.24 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The maintenance of a constant internal temperature of an organism independent of the temperature of the environment.

Similar words

thermostasis endotherm homeotherm endothermy thermophysiology ectothermy thermoneutrality thermoadaptation endothermia thermogenesis

Often followed by

in and is of during by are may the

Word family

thermoregulate thermoregulated thermoregulates thermoregulating thermoregulations