Organism Function
thermogenesis Audio
ther·mo·gen·e·sis [ thur-moh-jen-uh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Physiologic Thermoregulation
Definitions related to thermogenesis:
  • Heat production in the body by muscular activity (e.g. shivering), food intake, or increased metabolic rate, frequently hormonally regulated.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The generation of heat in order to maintain body temperature. The uncoupled oxidation of fatty acids contained within brown adipose tissue and SHIVERING are examples of thermogenesis in MAMMALS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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