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.
The temperature of the human body can be one of the easiest indicators of our current state of health. Under normal circumstances our body maintains a constant temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. You will notice a slight difference in this value depending on the time of day when the temperature is measured. The temperature of the human body tends to be slightly lower during the morning and slightly high during the evenings. Our metabolism has a direct impact on the body temperature.