body temperature
noun
: the normal temperature of the human body
A person's normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit or 37 degrees Celsius.
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These medications may also raise your body temperature, increasing the risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke in hot weather.
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Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
Signs of heat exhaustion can include heavy sweating, cold or clammy skin, a fast or weak pulse, and fainting, while heat stroke can include an excessively high body temperature, hot skin, confusion, and fainting.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
It’s made with a patent-pending cooling fabric to help balance body temperature on hot days (it’s also marketed to those going through menopause, according to the brand).
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 30 June 2025
Blood moves to the skin, and blood vessels dilate to increase sweating, which helps regulate body temperature, said Richard Marottoli, MD, MPH, a geriatrician with Yale Medicine.
—Julia Ries, Health, 26 June 2025
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Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
Signs of heat exhaustion can include heavy sweating, cold or clammy skin, a fast or weak pulse, and fainting, while heat stroke can include an excessively high body temperature, hot skin, confusion, and fainting.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
It’s made with a patent-pending cooling fabric to help balance body temperature on hot days (it’s also marketed to those going through menopause, according to the brand).
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 30 June 2025
Blood moves to the skin, and blood vessels dilate to increase sweating, which helps regulate body temperature, said Richard Marottoli, MD, MPH, a geriatrician with Yale Medicine.
—Julia Ries, Health, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for body temperature
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“Body temperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20temperature. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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