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Meaning of "poikilothermism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POIKILOTHERMISM

poikilothermism  [ˌpɔɪkɪləʊˈθɜːmɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POIKILOTHERMISM

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Poikilothermism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POIKILOTHERMISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

poikilothermism

Poikilotherm

A poikilotherm is an organism whose internal temperature varies considerably. It is the opposite of a homeotherm, an organism which maintains thermal homeostasis. Usually the variation is a consequence of variation in the ambient environmental temperature. Many terrestrial ectotherms are poikilothermic. However some ectotherms remain in temperature-constant environments to the point that they are actually able to maintain a constant internal temperature. It is this distinction that often makes the term "poikilotherm" more useful than the vernacular "cold-blooded", which is sometimes used to refer to ectotherms more generally. Poikilothermic animals include types of vertebrate animals, specifically fish, amphibians, and reptiles, as well as a large number of invertebrate animals. The Naked mole rat is the only mammal that is currently thought to be poikilothermic.

Definition of poikilothermism in the English dictionary

The definition of poikilothermism in the dictionary is the state of having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the surroundings.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POIKILOTHERMISM


alarmism
əˈlɑːmɪzəm
animism
ˈænɪˌmɪzəm
atomism
ˈætəˌmɪzəm
conformism
kənˈfɔːmɪzəm
dynamism
ˈdaɪnəˌmɪzəm
endemism
ˈɛndəmɪzəm
endothermism
ˌɛndəʊˈθɜːmɪzəm
euphemism
ˈjuːfɪˌmɪzəm
extremism
ɪkˈstriːmɪzəm
homeothermism
ˌhɒmɪəʊˈθɜːmɪzəm
Humism
ˈhjuːmɪzəm
nonconformism
ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪzəm
optimism
ˈɒptɪˌmɪzəm
panspermism
pænˈspɜːmɪzəm
pessimism
ˈpɛsɪˌmɪzəm
photochromism
ˌfəʊtəʊˈkrəʊmɪzəm
reformism
rɪˈfɔːmɪzəm
Thomism
ˈtəʊmɪzəm
totemism
ˈtəʊtəˌmɪzəm
transformism
trænsˈfɔːmɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POIKILOTHERMISM

poi dance
poignance
poignancy
poignant
poignantly
poikilitic
poikilocyte
poikilotherm
poikilothermal
poikilothermic
poikilothermy
poilu
poinciana
poind
poinder
poinsettia
point
point after
Point Calimere
point d´appui

WORDS THAT END LIKE POIKILOTHERMISM

academism
bathmism
bedlamism
chemism
cosmism
dysphemism
Islamism
logical atomism
long-termism
momism
Moslemism
nomism
opiumism
overoptimism
Pan-Islamism
pancosmism
racemism
seismism
short-termism
thermochromism

Synonyms and antonyms of poikilothermism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poikilothermism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POIKILOTHERMISM

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The translations of poikilothermism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poikilothermism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

poikilothermism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poikilothermism
570 millions of speakers

English

poikilothermism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

poikilothermism
380 millions of speakers
ar

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poikilothermism
280 millions of speakers

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poikilothermism
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poikilothermism
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poikilothermism
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poikilothermism
220 millions of speakers

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Poikilothermism
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poikilothermism
180 millions of speakers

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poikilothermism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

poikilothermism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Poikilothermism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

poikilothermism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

poikilothermism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोइकोइलोमेरिझम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

poikilothermism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poikilothermism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poikilothermism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

poikilothermism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poikilothermism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

poikilothermism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poikilothermism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

poikilothermism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

poikilothermism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poikilothermism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POIKILOTHERMISM»

The term «poikilothermism» is barely ever used and occupies the 209.570 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POIKILOTHERMISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poikilothermism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poikilothermism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poikilothermism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POIKILOTHERMISM»

Discover the use of poikilothermism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poikilothermism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Delmar's Critical Care Nursing Care Plans
Neurodysfunction ♢ Paralysis of muscles Hypoventilation * Decreased vital capacity, tidal volume lneffective cough Compression Tumor or hemorrhage * Muscle weakness Loss of autoregulation Poikilothermism ♢ Decreased spinal cord blood ...
Sheree Comer, 2005
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Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of ...
Poikilothermism is the adjustment of the body temperature to the room temperature. This occurs in SCIs because the interruption of the sympathetic nervous system prevents peripheral temperature sensations from reaching the hypothalamus.
Sharon L. Lewis, Shannon Ruff Dirksen, Margaret M. Heitkemper, 2013
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Public health reports
Peripheral poikilothermism with internal homothermism (first phase of thermogenetic excitation); 6. Peripheral homothermism between 18° and 27°, with rapid internal poikilothermism, up to the vicinity of 30° or 32°; c. Slowing of the internal ...
United States. Public Health Service, United States. Marine Hospital Service, 1927
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Public Health Reports
Peripheral poikilothermism with internal homothermism (first phase of thcrmogenetic excitation); 1). Peripheral homothermism between 18° and 27°, with rapid internal poikilotlmrmism, up to the vicinity of 30° or 32°; 0. Slowing of the internal ...
‎1927
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Methodology of the Study of Ageing: Volume 3: Colloquia on ...
Temporary poikilothermism, seasonal or diurnal variations of metabolic rates and long duration of life seem likewise to exist in some birds, like swifts, hummingbirds and goatsuckers (Pearson, 1950, 1954; Jaeger, 1949), and even in some ...
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2009
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Natural Shocks
Metabolic rates, Weisman's "division of labor," heart rate, cell size, poikilothermism (is the creature the temperature of its environment?). Wursup flipped note cards, whirled pages, typed, smoked, chewed, sipped; mazurkas played over and ...
Richard Stern, 2004
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Delmar's Complete Review for NCLEX-RN
Bradycardia c. hypotension d. Poikilothermism (the body has a decreased ability to sweat and shiver below the level of injury) e. hypoventilation f. urinary retention g. Paralytic ileus h. neurogenic bowel i. skin breakdown j. loss ofbody weight k.
Donna Gauwitz, 2014
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Pass Cen!
Prepare the patient for procedures as indicated Nothing by mouth Nasogastric tube to low suction Foley catheter Tetanus immunization as indicated Close monitoring of body temperature for poikilothermism; warming or cooling may be ...
Robin Donohoe Dennison, Jill Suzette Johnson, Meg Blair, 2010
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Biosemiotic Research Trends
homeothermic animal is just one possible way of life, to which poikilothermism is an obvious alternative. 2. Determination of minimal system-relative normativity. Living systems have and develop hierarchical goal, norm, need, value, interest, ...
Marcello Barbieri, 2007
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Introduction to Critical Care Nursing6: Introduction to ...
Sympathetic nervous system dysfunction results in massive vasodilation, depression of cardiac and respiratory centers results in bradycardia and bradypnea, and impaired thermoregulation results in poikilothermism. Renal vasoconstriction ...
‎2012

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POIKILOTHERMISM»

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California thinking may backfire for Google's new self-driving car
It's a sort of acquired state of poikilothermism. Rain and snow are regular occurrences elsewhere in the world, and they have a huge impact on ... «CNET, May 14»

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