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Homeostasis

see synonyms of homeostasis

Noun

1. homeostasis

(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Homeostasis

see synonyms of homeostasis
noun
1. 
the maintenance of metabolic equilibrium within an animal by a tendency to compensate for disrupting changes
2. 
the maintenance of equilibrium within a social group, person, etc

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Homeostasis

see synonyms of homeostasis
noun
1.  Physiology
the tendency to maintain, or the maintenance of, normal, internal stability in an organism by coordinated responses of the organ systems that automatically compensate for environmental changes
2. 
any analogous maintenance of stability or equilibrium, as within a social group

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Homeostasis

see synonyms of homeostasis
n.
A state of equilibrium, as in an organism or cell, maintained by self-regulating processes: The kidneys maintain homeostasis in the body by regulating the amount of salt and water excreted.

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