HOMOIOTHERMIC
World English Dictionary
homoiothermic or homothermal (həʊˌmɔɪəˈθɜːmɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| Compare poikilothermic (of birds and mammals) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the temperature of the surroundings; warm-blooded | |
| homothermal or homothermal | |
| —adj | |
| ho'moiothermy or homothermal | |
| —n | |
| 'homothermy or homothermal | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
homoiothermic ho·moi·o·ther·mic (hō-moi'ə-thûr'mĭk)
adj.
Variant of homeothermic.
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