1. temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health; [syn: body temperature, blood heat]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
body temperature
n 1: temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans;
usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's
health [syn: body temperature, blood heat]