Letter B

Basal temperature

1) Usually, a person's temperature on awakening in the morning.

As changes in basal temperature accompany ovulation, it is often tracked by women who wish to ensure or avoid pregnancy.

2) A crude measure of thyroid function via taking and comparing basal temperatures (also called the Broda test.

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