(ËstÉr tÉr) n. 1. a person or thing that starts. 2. a person who gives the signal to begin, as for a race or the running of a train, elevator, etc. 3. a device that starts an internal-combustion engine without a need for cranking by hand. 4. a person or thing that starts in a race or contest.
Body temperature may be abnormal due to fever (high temperature) or hypothermia (low temperature). A fever is indicated when body temperature rises about one degree or more over the normal temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. Hypothermia is defined as a drop in body temperature below 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
The normal body temperature of a person varies depending on gender, recent activity, food and fluid consumption, time of day, and, in women, the stage of the menstrual cycle. Normal body temperature can range from 97.8Â° F (or Fahrenheit, equivalent to 36.5Â° C, or Celsius) to 99Â° F (37.2Â° C) for a healthy adult.ody temperature may be abnormal due to fever (high temperature) or hypothermia (low temperature). A fever is indicated when body temperature rises above 98.6Â° F orally or 99.8Â° F rectally, according to the American Medical Association.