Definition of Homoiothermal

1. a. Maintaining a uniform temperature; hæmatothermal; homothermic; -- applied to warm- bodied animals, because they maintain a nearly uniform temperature in spite of the great variations in the surrounding air; in distinct from the cold-blooded (poikilothermal) animals, whose body temperature follows the variations in temperature of the surrounding medium.

Definition of Homoiothermal

1. Adjective. (biology) Maintaining a uniform temperature; haematothermal; homothermic; applied to warm-blooded animals. ¹

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Medical Definition of Homoiothermal

1. Maintaining a uniform temperature; haematothermal; homothermic; applied to warm-bodied animals, because they maintain a nearly uniform temperature in spite of the great variations in the surrounding air; in distinct from the cold-blooded (poikilothermal) animals, whose body temperature follows the variations in temperature of the surrounding medium. Origin: Gr. Like + E. Thermal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Homoiothermal

homohexamers
homoi-
homoiconic
homoiconicity
homoimerous
homoio-
homoiohydric
homoiophone
homoiophones
homoiophony
homoioplasia
homoioptota
homoioptoton
homoiosis
homoiotherm
homoiothermal (current term)
homoiothermic
homoiotherms
homoiousian
homoiousians
homojunction
homokaryon
homokaryotic
homokeratoplasty
homokinetic
homolactic
homolactic fermentation
homolateral
homolaterally
homolecithal egg

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