homeothermy

homeothermy
ho·meo·ther·my 'hō-mē-ə-.thər-mē or ho·moio·ther·my hō-'mȯi-ə- n, pl -mies the condition of being warm-blooded: WARM-BLOODEDNESS called also homeothermism

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ho·meo·ther·my (hoґme-o-thur″me) the maintenance of a constant body temperature despite changes in the environmental temperature. Cf. poikilothermy (defs. 1, 2). homeothermal, homeothermic adj

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