homeostasis
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Definition of homeostasis
: a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
striving to achieve homeostasis
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Other Words from homeostasis
homeostatic
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Examples of homeostasis in a Sentence
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This results in regulation, uniformity or homeostasis. — Quanta Magazine, "How Equality and Inequality Shape the Birds and the Bees," 17 Oct. 2018 These bacteria play a major role in maintaining homeostasis at all layers. — Steven Macari, Harper's BAZAAR, "Could a Shower Filter Be the Missing Component to Your Wellness Routine?," 1 May 2019 Readers will be introduced to the importance of homeostasis—the equilibrium of living things—in termites and their mounds, the microbes in the termite’s gut and the frustrating research into re-creating the termite’s metabolism. — Howard Schneider, WSJ, "‘Underbug’ Review: Termites and Us," 23 Aug. 2018 There are no winners and losers in a real friendship; the give-and-take is part of our interpersonal homeostasis. — Clifton Leaf, Fortune, "Brainstorm Health: Ties in Biology, Trump-Pfizer Takeaways, Obamacare Navigator Cuts," 11 July 2018 One of the important characteristics of a system is the perpetual movement toward homeostasis. — Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, "Here’s When Family Therapy Can Help," 9 July 2018 On a molecular level, the defended set points for cellular homeostasis are altered. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Autism study questions and answers," 26 May 2017 Unlike my other grade school teachers, who often expressed personal offense when my classmates (never me) were out of line, Ms. DeRoss strove for homeostasis in the classroom and in her own demeanor. — Dahlia Bazzaz, The Seattle Times, "Weird, wonderful, or both? We asked the newsroom which teachers they’ve changed their minds about," 3 May 2017 But the case for selection can only be definitively made with an experimental study targeted to address the role of these genes in maintaining cholesterol homeostasis. — Aatish Bhatia, WIRED, "Milk, meat and blood: how diet drives natural selection in the Maasai," 30 Sep. 2012These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'homeostasis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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homeostasis
noun
ho·meo·sta·sis
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or British homoeostasis \ ˌhō-mē-ō-ˈstā-səs
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Medical Definition of homeostasis
: the maintenance of relatively stable internal physiological conditions (as body temperature or the pH of blood) in higher animals under fluctuating environmental conditions
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: the process of maintaining a stable psychological state in the individual under varying psychological pressures or stable social conditions in a group under varying social, environmental, or political factors
Other Words from homeostasis
homeostatic
or British homoeostatic \ -ˈstat-ik
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homeostatically
or British homoeostatically \ -i-k(ə-)lē
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