endothermyn.

/ˈɛndəʊθəːmi/

Etymology: < endo- prefix and comb. form + Greek θερμός heat + -y suffix³.

(See quot. 1922).

ΚΠ

1922 Lancet 3 June 1109/1 Endothermy is the production of heat in the tissues from within, the active electrode being cold when applied, the process differing therefore from other methods of cauterisation by heat.

1933 Times (Electricity Supply No.) 5 Dec. p. xxiii/6 Endothermy, a modification of diathermy..which enables him to carry out certain operations that were previously impossible.

Draft additions 1993

2. Zoology. The internal generation of heat by the body of an animal as a means of controlling its temperature.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > internal organs and systems > [noun] > thermogenesis > warm-blooded

endothermy1949

tachymetabolism1973

1949 Evolution 3 195/2 There are various degrees of perfection in the state of endothermy, and the active, ectothermic lizard in the desert is scarcely to be called ‘cold-blooded’.

1964 Ecology 45 520 (heading) Growth rate and development of endothermy in the snow bunting.

1976 Physiol. Zool. 49 152 Circumstantial evidence suggests that endothermy [in Dipodomys merriami] develops at an early age.

1984 Sci. Amer. July 66/2 Continuous swimming and endothermy call for much energy in the form of food, hence tunas must search the ocean at a steady high speed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	endothermy
释义	endothermyn. /ˈɛndəʊθəːmi/ Etymology: < endo- prefix and comb. form + Greek θερμός heat + -y suffix³. (See quot. 1922). ΚΠ 1922 Lancet 3 June 1109/1 Endothermy is the production of heat in the tissues from within, the active electrode being cold when applied, the process differing therefore from other methods of cauterisation by heat. 1933 Times (Electricity Supply No.) 5 Dec. p. xxiii/6 Endothermy, a modification of diathermy..which enables him to carry out certain operations that were previously impossible. Draft additions 1993 2. Zoology. The internal generation of heat by the body of an animal as a means of controlling its temperature. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > internal organs and systems > [noun] > thermogenesis > warm-blooded endothermy1949 tachymetabolism1973 1949 Evolution 3 195/2 There are various degrees of perfection in the state of endothermy, and the active, ectothermic lizard in the desert is scarcely to be called ‘cold-blooded’. 1964 Ecology 45 520 (heading) Growth rate and development of endothermy in the snow bunting. 1976 Physiol. Zool. 49 152 Circumstantial evidence suggests that endothermy [in Dipodomys merriami] develops at an early age. 1984 Sci. Amer. July 66/2 Continuous swimming and endothermy call for much energy in the form of food, hence tunas must search the ocean at a steady high speed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1922
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