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Homeostasis   /hˌoʊmioʊstˈeɪsəs/   Listen
Homeostasis

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






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