body temperature
noun
: the normal temperature of the human body
A person's normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit or 37 degrees Celsius.
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Ski the Deer Valley mountains On your first day on the mountain, after dressing in icebreaker’s performance base layers that help regulate your body temperature, start with a classic run.
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AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
Wildlife exposed to oil and grease can suffer fatal effects — the substance can coat feathers and fur, impairing mobility and body temperature regulation, or smother aquatic plants that other species depend on for food and oxygen.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Monkeys seen in water like this are likely searching for food, escaping danger, regulating their body temperature, or playing, researchers at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Centers say.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Also part of this launch is the new NC° Band, a wearable device that generates a prediction on which stage of perimenopause the wearer is in by using biometric data like body temperature and heart rate.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2025
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AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
Wildlife exposed to oil and grease can suffer fatal effects — the substance can coat feathers and fur, impairing mobility and body temperature regulation, or smother aquatic plants that other species depend on for food and oxygen.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Monkeys seen in water like this are likely searching for food, escaping danger, regulating their body temperature, or playing, researchers at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Centers say.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Also part of this launch is the new NC° Band, a wearable device that generates a prediction on which stage of perimenopause the wearer is in by using biometric data like body temperature and heart rate.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Body temperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20temperature. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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