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homeostasis definition

☆ homeo·sta·sis (hō′mē ō stā′sis)

noun

  1. Physiol. the tendency to maintain, or the maintenance of, normal, internal stability in an organism by coordinated responses of the organ systems that automatically compensate for environmental changes
  2. any analogous maintenance of stability or equilibrium, as within a social group

Etymology: ModL: see homeo- & stasis

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homeostasis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • regulate: Cardiac structural biology Research focuses upon studies of ion channels regulating calcium homeostasis in the heart.

Preposition: in

  • cell: Ian Booth Our research in microbial physiology is based on ionic homeostasis in bacterial cells.

Adjective modifier

  • cellular: Over the last twenty years, several studies have reported that RF exposure may produce changes in cellular calcium homeostasis.

Noun used with modifier

  • glucose: Lecture 23: Blood glucose homeostasis - the integrated response to food, exercise, fasting & stress.
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