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Definition of: thermogenesis
(thûr′mō·jen′ə·sis) noun
The production of heat, especially of animal heat by organic action.
—ther′mo·gen′ic, ther·mog·e·nous (thər·moj′ə·nəs), ther′mo·ge·net′ic (-jə·net′ik) adjective
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