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Noun: homeostasis (homeostases)  ,how-mee-ow'stey-sis
  1. (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
    "The body's homeostasis was disrupted by the extreme heat";
    - homoeostasis

Derived forms: homeostases

Type of: equilibrium

Encyclopedia: Homeostasis