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Word: Homeostasis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: modern Latin, from Greek homoios ‘like’ + -stasis
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhəʊmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the tendency towards a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
Short Definition:tendency towards relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements
Variant Forms:
- homoeostasis
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