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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.

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)

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