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Definition of Homeothermic
1. Adjective. Of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature.
Similar to: Warm-blooded
Derivative terms: Homeotherm, Homoiotherm, Homotherm
Definition of Homeothermic
1. Adjective. (biology) (''of an animal'') Capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of its surrounding environment ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Homeothermic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Homeothermic
1. Pertaining to, or having the essential characteristic of, homeotherms. Compare: poikilothermic, heterothermic. Synonym: haemathermal, haemathermous, haematothermal, homeothermal, homoiothermal, homothermal, warm-blooded. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Homeothermic
Literary usage of Homeothermic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"One means to resolve this question would be a determination through a range of
temperatures of PAA levels inhibiting homeothermic herpesviruses in BB cells ..."
2. Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"... animals use both physiological and behavioral mechanisms either to increase
heat production or to promote heat loss and maintain a homeothermic state. ..."
3. The Human Motor, Or, The Scientific Foundations of Labour and Industry: With by Jules Amar, Elsie Mary Butterworth, George E. Wright (1920)
"Man, as well as the homeothermic animals, must regulate his temperature at all
times, so that it remains practically constant. The probable reason for this ..."
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