homeostasis

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(hō″mē-ō-stā′sĭs )

[homeo- + stasis,]
The state of dynamic equilibrium of the internal environment of the body that is maintained by the constant processes of feedback and regulation in response to external or internal changes.
SYN: SEE: dynamic equilibrium

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homeostatic (hō″mē-ō-stat′ik ), adj.

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Venes, Donald, editor. "Homeostasis." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769856/all/homeostasis.

Homeostasis. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769856/all/homeostasis. Accessed May 25, 2019.

Homeostasis. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769856/all/homeostasis

Homeostasis [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 May 25]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769856/all/homeostasis.

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