homeostase — 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
homeostase 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.
homeostasis — full definition
- 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.
- noun A tendency in any system, such as an economy, an ecosystem or an organisation, to return to a stable state after being disturbed.