Constipation can be due to mild to moderate conditions, such as a poor diet, pregnancy or hemorrhoids. Serious and life-threatening causes of constipation include colon cancer and bowel obstruction. In some cases, constipation may be brief, such as may occur when you delay having a bowel movement when the urge is felt.
enÂ·doÂ·therm. (Änâ²dÉ-thÃ»rmâ²) n. An organism that generates heat to maintain its body temperature, typically above the temperature of its surroundings. endotherm.
For this reason, endotherms need to consume more food than ectotherms, and the basal rate of metabolism for an endotherm is approximately six times greater than the rate of a comparably sized ectoderm with the same temperature. The cycle of temperature regulation in endotherms.