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Meaning of homeostasis in English
Pronunciation
/ˌhoʊmiəˈsteɪsəs/
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Noun
homeostasis
Etymology
1920s: modern Latin, from Greek homoios‘like’+ -stasis
Definitions
1.
metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes