The shiver had not been from any external chill.

There are two types of chills: internal and external chills.

External chills are masses of material that have a high heat capacity and thermal conductivity.

After stepping down from the Table, he stood for a time beside it, letting his body readjust from the combination of internal heat and external chill.

External chills are masses of high-heat-capacity and high-thermal-conductivity material that are placed on an edge of the molding cavity.