core temperature

Body's central warmth

Core temperature is the internal temperature of the body, measured in organs like the heart, liver, or brain rather than at the skin surface.

Medical contexts distinguish it from peripheral temperature: His core temperature dropped dangerously during the rescue.

The term applies to any system where internal and surface temperatures differ: The reactor's core temperature spiked.

physiology

thermoregulation

Maintaining stable internal heat

hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
sweatingMoisture through pores
shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling

vasodilation · vasoconstriction · metabolism · circadian rhythm · basal metabolic rate · autonomic · negative feedback · homeostasis · piloerection · sweat glands

hypothermia

shivering

Involuntary bodily trembling

frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
exposureState of being unprotected
rewarmingHeating something again

hypothermic · freezing · cold · survival · blankets · shelter · emergency · chilblains · frostnip · immersion

measurement

infrared

Heat-bearing electromagnetic waves

rectalOf the hindgut's end
oralOf the mouth
axillaryPertaining to armpits

tympanic · probe · vital signs · monitoring · digital · reading · Fahrenheit · Celsius · accuracy · clinical

fever

pyrexia

Elevated body temperature

febrileHaving a fever
elevatedRaised above usual level
infectionPathogen invasion causing illness

inflammation · chills · antipyretic · malaise · virus · bacteria · flu · typhoid · malaria · sepsis

Categories

temperaturehot, cold, warm, cool, freezing
Arctic Survivalfrostbite, igloo, parka, snowshoes, fire starting
feverfever, high fever, febrile, low-grade fever, feverish
Coresnucleus, kernel, center
homeostasishomeostasis, negative feedback, feedback loop, feedback loops, positive feedback
stellar propertiesluminosity, magnitude, brightness, stellar wind, surface gravity

Opposites

body measurement location

core temperaturesurface temperature

Warmth at outer layer

skin temperature · ambient temperature

environmental vs. bodily temperature

core temperatureambient temperature

Heat of surroundings

room temperature · air temperature

thermal state

core temperaturehypothermia

Dangerously low body temperature

hyperthermia · cold exposure

Family

core, temperature, thermal, thermometer, temperatures, hypothermia, thermometers, endothermic, thermometry

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