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Hibernation

The dormant state in which some warm-blooded animal species pass the winter. It is characterized by narcosis and by sharp reduction in body temperature and metabolic activity and by a depression of vital signs.

Year introduced: 1963

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Tree Number(s): G07.110.232.889.500, G07.410.421.889.500, G16.012.500.535.889.500

MeSH Unique ID: D006605

Entry Terms:

  • Hibernations
  • Hibernation, Artificial
  • Artificial Hibernation
  • Artificial Hibernations
  • Induced Hibernation
  • Hibernation, Induced
  • Induced Hibernations

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