thermoregulatory
adjective
ther·mo·reg·u·la·to·ry
ˌthər-mō-ˈre-gyə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: tending to maintain a body at a particular temperature whatever its environmental temperature
thermoregulatory mechanisms
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Deaths in excess of 70 000 people during the 2003 European heat wave, 10 000 people during the 2010 Russian heat wave, and high death tolls from numerous other heat waves1 are staggering demonstrations that extreme climatic conditions are already exceeding human thermoregulatory capacity.
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Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 7 July 2021
Concavenator corcovatus using its hump as a thermoregulatory device, absorbing sunlight in the warmth of a morning sunrise.
—Riley Black, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2020
How cool is that?Tree-hugging koalas demonstrate a novel thermoregulatory mechanism for arboreal mammals.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2016
Importantly, drinking well above thirst doubled the severity of gut discomfort, which likely overshadowed any cardiovascular or thermoregulatory benefits from drinking the additional fluid.
—Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2020
For similar thermoregulatory reasons, the reverse is also commonly true—in hotter climates warm-blooded animals’ appendages become larger, relative to their body size.
—Lina Zeldovich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
Biologically speaking it’s caused by a narrowing of the thermoregulatory zone.
—Dr. Jennifer Gunter, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2020
Clients don the spa’s special sweats, climb into a fancy, hospital-like bed, and get wrapped like a burrito in several blankets tricked out with far-infrared-light technology, meant to kick-start the body’s thermoregulatory response.
—John Januzzi, The Cut, 6 Mar. 2018
Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 7 July 2021
Concavenator corcovatus using its hump as a thermoregulatory device, absorbing sunlight in the warmth of a morning sunrise.
—Riley Black, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2020
How cool is that?Tree-hugging koalas demonstrate a novel thermoregulatory mechanism for arboreal mammals.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2016
Importantly, drinking well above thirst doubled the severity of gut discomfort, which likely overshadowed any cardiovascular or thermoregulatory benefits from drinking the additional fluid.
—Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2020
For similar thermoregulatory reasons, the reverse is also commonly true—in hotter climates warm-blooded animals’ appendages become larger, relative to their body size.
—Lina Zeldovich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
Biologically speaking it’s caused by a narrowing of the thermoregulatory zone.
—Dr. Jennifer Gunter, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2020
Clients don the spa’s special sweats, climb into a fancy, hospital-like bed, and get wrapped like a burrito in several blankets tricked out with far-infrared-light technology, meant to kick-start the body’s thermoregulatory response.
—John Januzzi, The Cut, 6 Mar. 2018
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thermoregulatory
adjective
ther·mo·reg·u·la·to·ry
-ˈreg-yə-lə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-
: tending to maintain a body at a particular temperature whatever its environmental temperature
thermoregulatory adjustments
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