THERMOGENESIS
\θˌɜːmə͡ʊd͡ʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs], \θˌɜːməʊdʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs], \θ_ˌɜː_m_əʊ_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_s]\
Definitions of THERMOGENESIS
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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The generation of heat in order to maintain body temperature. The uncoupled oxidation of fatty acids contained within brown adipose tissue and SHIVERING are examples of thermogenesis in MAMMALS.
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The production of heat; specifically the physiological process of heat production in the body.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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[Greek] Body-heat production by oxidation (phys.).
By J.H. Kenneth
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The production of heat in organisms.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The production of heat, especially in the animal organism. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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