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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

체온 조절

Pronunciation / Transliteration: che-on jo-jeol

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Thermoregulation/ˌθɜːr.moʊˌreɡ.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"인체의 체온 조절은 시상하부에 의해 통제됩니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process by which an organism maintains its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different.

    "Sweating and shivering are two vital physiological mechanisms of human thermoregulation."
  2. 2

    The maintenance of a constant temperature within a system, machine, or building.

    "Advanced architectural design relies heavily on passive thermoregulation to reduce energy consumption."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'thermos' meaning 'hot' combined with the Latin 'regula' meaning 'rule' or 'straight rod', via modern scientific English coinage in the late 19th century. It developed within physiology to describe the biological mechanisms that maintain an organism's core internal temperature.

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