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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The normal temperature (about 37.0°C or 98.6°F) of human blood.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A degree of heat equal to that of human blood, that is, about 99° F. (though commonly marked on thermometers as 98°).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
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