Dictionary:

thermotaxis

  (thûr'mə-tăk'sĭs)

1. Movement of a living organism in response to changes in temperature.
2. Normal regulation or adjustment of body temperature.

The normal physiological responses, such as changes in the rate of sweating and metabolic rate, which help to keep a balance between heat losses and heat gains in the body.

1. Movement of a living organism in response to changes in temperature.
2. Normal regulation or adjustment of body temperature.

1. normal adjustment of bodily temperature.
2. movement of an organism in response to the stimulation of a temperature gradient.

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