steady state

steady state definition - medical

stead·y state (stĕdˈē)

noun
  1. A state obtained in moderate muscular exercise when the removal of lactic acid by oxidation keeps pace with its production.
  2. A condition in which the formation of substances keeps pace with their destruction so that all volumes, concentrations, pressures, and flows remain constant.
  3. A stable condition that does not change over time or in which change in one direction is continually balanced by change in another.

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