Blood-heat
the normal temperature of human blood, being about 98.6°F (37°C).
Historical Examples
Roughing it in the Bush Susanna Moodie
The American Flower Garden Directory Thomas Hibbert
A Double Barrelled Detective Story Mark Twain
The Strength of the Pines Edison Marshall
Hints on cheese-making Thomas Day Curtis
The Great God Success John Graham (David Graham Phillips)
Hints on cheese-making Thomas Day Curtis
The Cookery Blue Book Society for Christian Work of the First Unitarian Church, San Francisco, California
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, February 1883 The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle
noun
the normal temperature of the human body, 98.4°F or 37°C
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