autoregulation
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See also: autorégulation
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
auto- + regulation
Noun[edit]
autoregulation (countable and uncountable, plural autoregulations)
- (biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.
- The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure.
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Translations[edit]
process by which an inhibitory feedback counteracts change
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