homoiothermal

homoiothermal [hoh-moi-uh-thur-muh l, hoh-moi-] Word Origin adjective

1. having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).

Also homeothermal, homothermal. Origin of homoiothermal First recorded in 1865–70; homoio- + thermal Related formsho·moi·o·ther·my, ho·moi·o·ther·mism, noun