##  [Body Temperature](/body-temperature) 

  ##  [Body Temperature](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/body-temperature-0) 

  

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Definition

Thermodynamic measure of the body’s internal thermal state, commonly reported in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; clinically distinguished by measurement site (core versus peripheral) and by whether temperature change reflects altered hypothalamic setpoint (fever) or external heat exposure (hyperthermia).