This is the accepted standard temperature for the normal core body temperature. Axillary temperatures are an external measurement taken in the armpit or between two folds of skin on the body. This is the longest and most inaccurate way of measuring body temperature, the normal temperature falls at 97.6 °F or 36.4 °C.
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Most people think of a normal body temperature as an oral temperature of 98.6°F (37°C) . This is an average of normal body temperatures. Your temperature may actually be 1°F (0.6°C) or more above or below 98.6°F (37°C) .
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Normal body temperature also depends on where the temperature reading is taken. For instance, a reading from the armpit will be about 0.5C lower than the body's core temperature.
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The normal range of human body temperature varies due to an individuals metabolism rate, the higher (faster) it is the higher the normal body temperature or the slower the metabolic rate the lower the normal body temperature.
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'A Critical Appraisal of 98.6F, the Upper Limit of the Normal Body Temperature, and Other Legacies of Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich', JAMA. 1992;268(12):1578-1580. 'Normal Body Temperature: Rethinking the normal human body temperature', Harvard Health Publications. NHS Direct.
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Also, your normal body temperature changes by as much as 1°F (0.6°C) throughout the day, depending on how active you are and the time of day. Body temperature is very sensitive to hormone levels and may be higher or lower when a woman is ovulating or having her menstrual period.
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It is literally set higher than usual. 37°C (98.6°F) - Normal body temperature (which varies between about 36.123-37.5°C (96.8-99.5°F) 38°C (100.4°F) - Sweating, feeling very uncomfortable, slightly hungry. 39°C (102.2°F) (Pyrexia) - Severe sweating, flushed and very red. Fast heart rate and breathlessness.
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Most people think of 'normal' body temperature as 37C (98.6F), measured using a thermometer in the mouth.
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The NHS says that a normal temperature is around 37C (98.6F), although it depends on: 1  The person. 2  Their age. 3  What they've been doing. 4  The time of day. 5  Which part of the body you take the temperature from.
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The body is very good at keeping its temperature within a narrow, safe range in spite of large variations in temperatures outside the body. When you are too hot, the blood vessels in your skin expand (dilate) to carry the excess heat to your skin's surface.
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what is the normal body temp for humans
The normal body temperature for humans is 98.6 F. The normal body temperature for human is 98.6F.  