Physicians have found improved outcomes when forcefully cooling specific organs or the whole body prior to surgery in a process called

A) shivering thermogenesis.
B) nonshivering thermogenesis.
C) induced hypothermia.
D) cool exhaustion.
E) freezing.


C

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What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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