homeostasis
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- homœostasis (dated)
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Coined from Ancient Greek ὅμος (hómos, “similar”) + ιστημι (histēmi, “standing still”)/stasis (from στάσις) by Walter Bradford Cannon.
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homeostasis (plural homeostases)
- (physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a stable equilibrium; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a constant temperature.
- Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.
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ability to stabilize internal environment
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- homeostasis at OneLook Dictionary Search
