Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Commonly used in medicine, the word decubitus is used to mean lying down. It is derived from the Latin verb âdecumbereâ meaning to lie down.
The brain regulates metabolism and manages other functions to keep your body temperature within a normal range. But the brain can only do so much, and a host of outside factors can affect your body temperature. Controlling and managing these outside factors is key to maintaining a normal body temperature.
Normal body temperature is maintained by balancing heat loss and heat gain in a changing environment. Less than 1Â°C separates a baby from cold stress and warm stress which divert energy away from growth and towards the struggle of regulating body temperature.