| thermogenesis |
Thermogenesis is the process of heat production. Non-shivering thermogenesis usually occurs in brown adipose tissue (brown fat) that is present in newborn and hibernating mammals and in human infants. It is a process where substances such as free fatty acids (derived from triacylglycerols) remove purine (ADP,GDP... ...
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| thermography |
Thermography is a type of infrared imaging. Thermographic cameras detect radiation in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum and produce images of that radiation. Since infrared radiation is emitted by all objects at ambient temperature, thermography makes it possible to "see" one's environment with or without visible illumination. ...
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| thermophobia |
The English suffix -phobia is technically used to describe irrational, disabling fear as a mental disorder, and commonly misused to describe hatred of a particular thing or subject. Everyday language has misused the use of this suffix as a mild or irrational fear with no serious substance; however, its origin is from areas of psychiatry which study serious phobias which disable a person's life. ...
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| thermoreceptor |
An organ receptive to changes in heat. eg)the pits of pit vipers.
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| thermoregulation |
In ectotherms, the action of regulating body temperature by moving between warm and cool areas.
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