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English noun: homeostasis

1. homeostasis (state) (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes


Broader (hypernym)equilibrium


Domain categoryphysiology









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