body temperature
Fever gauge reading
Body temperature is the degree of heat maintained by a living organism, especially a human.
Normal human body temperature hovers around 98.6°F (37°C), though it fluctuates throughout the day and varies between individuals.
Fever indicates elevated body temperature, usually from infection or illness.
The nurse checked his body temperature with a forehead thermometer.
Maintaining stable internal heat
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- sweatingMoisture through pores
shivering · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · set point · acclimatization · heat dissipation · perspiration · goosebumps
Elevated body temperature
- febrileHaving a fever
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
hot flushes · flushed · elevated · spiking · breaking · antipyretic · ibuprofen · acetaminophen
Critically low body temperature
- coldLow temperature state
- freezingExtremely cold
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
exposure · numbness · pale · blue lips · slurred speech · rewarming · blanket · survival
Interpreting written text
infrared · forehead · digital · mercury · baseline · monitoring · charting · vital sign
Expected healthy limits
- afebrileHaving normal temperature
- baselineStandard for comparison
- stableSecure and unchanging
- regulatedMade to follow rules
equilibrium · healthy · optimal · maintained · consistent · steady state · comfort zone
thermoregulation
Maintaining stable internal heat
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
sweating · shivering · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · set point · acclimatization · heat dissipation · perspiration · goosebumps · circadian rhythm
pyrexia
Elevated body temperature
shivering · hot flushes · flushed · elevated · spiking · breaking · antipyretic · ibuprofen · acetaminophen · aspirin
hypothermic
Critically low body temperature
frostbite · exposure · numbness · pale · blue lips · slurred speech · rewarming · blanket · survival · emergency
reading
Interpreting written text
tympanic · infrared · forehead · digital · mercury · baseline · monitoring · charting · vital sign · clinical
normal range
Expected healthy limits
regulated · equilibrium · healthy · optimal · maintained · consistent · steady state · comfort zone
- Heat & Temperaturedegree, Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin, fever
- Health Trackingheart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar, vital signs, pulse
- temperaturesfreezing point, boiling point, absolute zero, ten degrees, sub-zero
- homeostasishomeostasis, negative feedback, feedback loop, feedback loops, positive feedback
- Body Regulationhomeostasis, thermoregulation, blood pressure, blood sugar, pH balance
- body signalsheartbeat, pulse, brainwaves, brain waves, brainwave
body temperatureambient temperature
Heat of surroundings
air temperature · room temperature · water temperature · surface temperature · soil temperature
body temperaturehypothermia
Dangerously low body temperature
hyperthermia · fever · frostbite · heatstroke · freezing
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