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Physiological Phenomena > Body Temperature > Body Temperature Regulation > Torpor > Hibernation
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Physical Examination > Vital Signs > Body Temperature > Body Temperature Regulation > Torpor > Hibernation
Physiological Phenomena > Homeostasis > Body Temperature Regulation > Torpor > Hibernation
Physiological Phenomena > Adaptation, Physiological > Body Temperature Regulation > Torpor > Hibernation
... > Biological Phenomena > Adaptation, Biological > Adaptation, Physiological > Body Temperature Regulation > Torpor > Hibernation

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Hibernation  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The dormant state in which some warm-blooded animal species pass the winter. It is characterized by narcosis and by sharp reduction in body temperature and metabolic activity and by a depression of vital signs.

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