Terms Related to Body Temperature Regulation

• Autonomic Drugs

  Agents affecting the function of, or mimicking the actions of, the autonomic nervous system and thereby having an effect on such processes as respiration, circulation, ...

• Body Temperature Change

  Significant alterations in temperature of the human body, above or below 98.6 degrees F. or 37 degrees C. when taken orally.

• Thermometer

  Measuring instruments for determining the temperature of matter. Most thermometers used in the field of medicine are designed for measuring body temperature or for use ...

• Suppositories

  Medicated masses adapted for introduction into the rectal, vaginal, or urethral orifice of the body. Suppository bases are solid at room temperature but melt or ...

• Heating

  The application of heat to raise the temperature of the environment, ambient or local, or the systems for accomplishing this effect. It is distinguished from ...

• Natural Immunity

  The capacity of a normal organism to remain unaffected by microorganisms and their toxins. It results from non-specific mechanisms such as genetic endowment, naturally occurring ...

• Embryologic Gene Expression Regulation

  Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control of gene action during the developmental stages of an organism.