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Selbstregulation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • homeostasis noun The process by which a living body keeps its internal conditions, such as temperature, water level and blood chemistry, steady despite changes outside it.

Senses

Selbstregulation is used for these senses in English:

  • homeostasis (physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.
  • self-regulation The regulation by a person of their own behaviour without external control, governance, or monitoring.

homeostasis — full definition

  1. noun The process by which a living body keeps its internal conditions, such as temperature, water level and blood chemistry, steady despite changes outside it.
  2. noun A tendency in any system, such as an economy, an ecosystem or an organisation, to return to a stable state after being disturbed.

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