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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The mattress clearly prioritizes body temperature control—hence the name.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 23 May 2025
The nonstop waves of heat usher in short shorts and bikini tops, in an attempt to regulate body temperature.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 22 May 2025
Warming up is important to prepare the body for the demands of the training session, stimulate the neuromuscular system (your muscles and nerves), and increase body temperature.
—Laura Schober, Health, 13 May 2025
Once at SeaWorld Orlando, Owa was attended to by a team of biologists and veterinarians, and placed in water that was slowly warmed so his body temperature would rise.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 23 May 2025
The nonstop waves of heat usher in short shorts and bikini tops, in an attempt to regulate body temperature.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 22 May 2025
Warming up is important to prepare the body for the demands of the training session, stimulate the neuromuscular system (your muscles and nerves), and increase body temperature.
—Laura Schober, Health, 13 May 2025
Once at SeaWorld Orlando, Owa was attended to by a team of biologists and veterinarians, and placed in water that was slowly warmed so his body temperature would rise.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Body temperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20temperature. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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