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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Garza arrived at the hospital Jan. 27 not breathing, weighing 94 pounds with a body temperature of 86 degrees, The State Journal-Register reported.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Plus, the breathable material can help regulate the body temperature of hot sleepers.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
She was believed to be the first person to survive a body temperature of 64 degrees.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Jessica Witzel died last August in a corner store parking lot with a body temperature of 126 degrees, per an autopsy, but the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office didn't mark heat as a contributing factor in her death, a decision her sister disputes.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Plus, the breathable material can help regulate the body temperature of hot sleepers.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
She was believed to be the first person to survive a body temperature of 64 degrees.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Jessica Witzel died last August in a corner store parking lot with a body temperature of 126 degrees, per an autopsy, but the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office didn't mark heat as a contributing factor in her death, a decision her sister disputes.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Body temperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20temperature. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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