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Complete Definition of "homeostasis"

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English
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /ˌhoʊmioʊˈsteɪsɪs/

Alternative spellings
homœostasis (dated)

Noun
en-noun|homeostases

  1. The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a stable equilibrium; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a constant temperature.
  2. Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.

Translations
trans-top|ability to stablize internal environment
Bulgarian: хомеостаза, хомеостазис
Bosnian: homeostaza f
Chinese: 体内平衡
Croatian: homeostaza f
Czech: homeostáza
Danish: homøostase
French: homéostasie f
German: Selbstregulation
Hungarian: homeosztázis
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Italian: omeostasi f
Korean: 항상성 (hangsangseong)
Polish: homeostaza
Russian: гомеостаз m
Slovak: homeostáza
Slovene: homeostaza f
Spanish: homeostasis f
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Derived terms
homeostatic
metal homeostasis

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zh:homeostasis

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