BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does basal body temperature mean? 

• BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE (noun)
  The noun BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE has 1 sense:

1. body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything

  Familiarity information: BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

basal body temperature; basal temperature

Hypernyms ("basal body temperature" is a kind of...):

blood heat; body temperature (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)