homeostasis
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
the process that maintains balance or equilibrium of an organism's internal environmentPart of speech:
NounPlural: no plural
Example sentences with this word:
Knowing the seriousness of the operation, the surgeons were concerned about restoring the patient to homeostasis.
Body temperature is controlled by homeostasis.
Because ecosystems in a steady state possess the property of self-regulation this is analogous to mechanisms such as homeostasis in living organisms, feedback principles in cybernetics and servomechanisms in systems engineering.
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