thermoregulation.

The control of an organism's body temperature within a suitable range.

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Words that belong together

• impaired thermoregulation
• effective thermoregulation

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The suit supported thermoregulation while the injured body recovered.

The creature's thermoregulation relied on a network of vessels beneath its shell.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.