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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When the researchers simulated a child's body temperature and weight on the mattresses, chemical emissions surged.
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Arlene Blum, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
This test measures your brain’s electrical activity, body temperature, heart rate, eye movements, and physical movements.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 10 June 2025
Additionally, beneath the iceberg of awareness, our brains are keeping track of the mosaic of physical variables — body temperature, blood glucose level, heart rate, respiration, and so on — that must remain stable, in a state known as homeostasis, to keep us alive.
—Conor Feehly, Quanta Magazine, 4 June 2025
Researchers are also accused of administering a drug to a pig and inducing a severe escalation in body temperature and muscle contractions before killing the animal.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
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Arlene Blum, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
This test measures your brain’s electrical activity, body temperature, heart rate, eye movements, and physical movements.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 10 June 2025
Additionally, beneath the iceberg of awareness, our brains are keeping track of the mosaic of physical variables — body temperature, blood glucose level, heart rate, respiration, and so on — that must remain stable, in a state known as homeostasis, to keep us alive.
—Conor Feehly, Quanta Magazine, 4 June 2025
Researchers are also accused of administering a drug to a pig and inducing a severe escalation in body temperature and muscle contractions before killing the animal.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for body temperature
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“Body temperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20temperature. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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