Poikiloderma
poikiloderma poi·ki·lo·der·ma (poi’kə-lō-dûr’mə)
n.
A variegated hyperpigmentation and telangiectasia of the skin, followed by atrophy.
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poikilotherm poi·ki·lo·therm (poi’kə-lə-thûrm’, poi-kĭl’ə-) n. An organism, such as a fish or reptile, having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of its surroundings; an ectotherm. poikilotherm (poi-kĭl’ə-thûrm’) See ectotherm.
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[poi-kuh-loh-thur-mik, poi-kil-uh-] /ˌpɔɪ kə loʊˈθɜr mɪk, pɔɪˌkɪl ə-/ adjective, Zoology. 1. (def 1 .) (opposed to ). /ˌpɔɪkɪləʊˈθɜːmɪk/ adjective 1. (of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the surroundings Compare homoiothermic poikilothermic poi·ki·lo·ther·mic (poi’kə-lō-thûr’mĭk) or poi·ki·lo·ther·mal (-məl) or poi·ki·lo·ther·mous (-məs) adj. poi’ki·lo·ther’mi·a or poi’ki·lo·ther’mism n.
- Poikilothermia
[poi-kuh-loh-thur-mee-uh, poi-kil-uh-] /ˌpɔɪ kə loʊˈθɜr mi ə, pɔɪˌkɪl ə-/ noun 1. Medicine/Medical. the inability to regulate core body temperature (as by sweating to cool off or by putting on clothes to warm up), found especially in some spinal cord injury patients and in patients under general anesthesia. 2. Zoology. .
- Poikilothermic
[poi-kuh-loh-thur-mik, poi-kil-uh-] /ˌpɔɪ kə loʊˈθɜr mɪk, pɔɪˌkɪl ə-/ adjective, Zoology. 1. (def 1 .) (opposed to ). /ˌpɔɪkɪləʊˈθɜːmɪk/ adjective 1. (of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the surroundings Compare homoiothermic poikilothermic poi·ki·lo·ther·mic (poi’kə-lō-thûr’mĭk) or poi·ki·lo·ther·mal (-məl) or poi·ki·lo·ther·mous (-məs) adj. poi’ki·lo·ther’mi·a or poi’ki·lo·ther’mism n.
- Poikilothermism
[poi-kuh-loh-thur-miz-uh m, poi-kil-uh-] /ˌpɔɪ kə loʊˈθɜr mɪz əm, pɔɪˌkɪl ə-/ noun, Zoology. 1. the state or quality of being cold-blooded, as fishes and reptiles.