thermoregulation noun. [,Ɵǝ:mǝʊrɛgjʊ'leɪʃ(ǝ)n] E20.
[from THERMO- + REGULATION.]
Regulation of temperature, esp. of body temperature.

■ thermo'regulate verb intrans. regulate temperature, esp. body temperature E20.

■ thermo'regulator noun (a) an apparatus for regulating temperature, a thermostat; (b) an organism which thermoregulates: L19.

■ thermoregulatory adjective of, pertaining to, or effecting thermoregulation M20.

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