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Noun Concept
Categories: Cybernetics, Physiology, Homeostasis, Biology terminology
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homeostasis  ecological equilibrium  ecological homeostasis  extracellular fluid homeostasis  homeostatic
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(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes WordNet 3.0
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(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In biology, homeostasis is the state of steady internal, physical, chemical, and social conditions maintained by living systems. Wikipedia
The state of steady internal conditions maintained by living things Wikidata
That property of either an open system or a closed system, especially a living organism, which regulates its internal environment so as to maintain a stable, constant condition. OmegaWiki
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. Wiktionary
IS A
equilibrium
equilibrium
HAS KIND
acid-base equilibrium
fluid balance
proteostasis
energy homeostasis
Human homeostasis
CATEGORY DOMAIN
physiology
DERIVATION
homeostatic
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living
DIFFERENT FROM
hemostasis
allostasis
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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homeostasis
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homeostasis
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homeostasis
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ecological equilibrium, ecological homeostasis, extracellular fluid homeostasis, Homeostasis (Biology), homeostatic, Homeostatic control system, Homeostatic imbalance, Homeostatic maintenance, homeostatic mechanism, homeostatic response, Homoeostasis, Homostasis, human homeostasis, Inner balance, Predictive Homeostasis, Reactive homeostasis, regulatory biology, Wisdom of the Body

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