Definition of Basal body temperature

1. Noun. Body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything.

Exact synonyms: Basal Temperature
Generic synonyms: Blood Heat, Body Temperature

Medical Definition of Basal body temperature

1. The temperature taken at its lowest point in the day, usually in the morning before getting out of bed. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Basal Body Temperature

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basal
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basal age
basal anaesthesia
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basal body temperature (current term)
basal body temperature method
basal body temperature method of family planning
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basal bristle
basal cell adenoma
basal cell carcinoma
basal cell epithelioma
basal cell hyperplasia
basal cell layer
basal cell nevus
basal cell nevus syndrome
basal cell papilloma
basal cells

Literary usage of Basal body temperature

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Current Issues in Women's Health: An FDA Consumer Special Report by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"If the chart—called a basal body temperature, or BBT, chart—indicates that the woman has been ovulating, it can often be used to predict when ovulation will ..."

2. English-spanish glossary for Health AIDS: Glosario Espanol-Ingles para los edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"basal body temperature birth control child bearing age condom creams diaphragm douches foams IUD (intra-uterine device) jellies menstrual cycle methods of ..."

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