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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And sleep-tracker rings that are worn on your finger use body temperature, body movement, heart rate, and heart rate variability (fluctuations in the time between heartbeats) to gauge sleep quality.
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Stacey Colino, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Almost one in three Americans uses some type of tracker, and today’s top-of-the-line devices can measure sleep oxygen levels, stress levels, body temperature, menstrual cycles, heart rate variability and even glucose levels.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Other miscellaneous symptoms may occur, such as blood pressure complications, difficulty regulating body temperature, fainting, frequent falls, constipation, urinary incontinence and poor sense of smell.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Thermoregulatory Sweating The most common type of perspiration, thermal or thermoregulatory sweating, occurs when the hypothalamus (aka the body’s thermostat) senses an increase in body temperature, such as during exercise or when standing outside in the heat.
—Carrie Bell, Outside, 17 Aug. 2025
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Stacey Colino, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Almost one in three Americans uses some type of tracker, and today’s top-of-the-line devices can measure sleep oxygen levels, stress levels, body temperature, menstrual cycles, heart rate variability and even glucose levels.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Other miscellaneous symptoms may occur, such as blood pressure complications, difficulty regulating body temperature, fainting, frequent falls, constipation, urinary incontinence and poor sense of smell.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Thermoregulatory Sweating The most common type of perspiration, thermal or thermoregulatory sweating, occurs when the hypothalamus (aka the body’s thermostat) senses an increase in body temperature, such as during exercise or when standing outside in the heat.
—Carrie Bell, Outside, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Body temperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20temperature. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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