Associations to the word «Homeostasis»
Noun
- Glucose
- Apoptosis
- Calcium
- Metabolism
- Insulin
- Electrolyte
- Hormone
- Cholesterol
- Lipid
- Uptake
- Secretion
- Cns
- Pancreas
- Signaling
- Milieu
- Disruption
- Differentiation
- Feedback
- Regulator
- Organism
- Intake
- Obesity
- Metabolite
- Pathway
- Neuron
- Inflammation
- Opioid
- Maintenance
- Imbalance
- Potassium
- Kidney
- Dysfunction
- Receptor
- Physiology
- Tissue
- Inhibition
- Bile
- Proliferation
- Magnesium
- Phosphorylation
- Platelet
- Transporter
- Regulation
- Arousal
- Stress
- Mechanism
- Liver
- Phenotype
- Diabetes
- Transcription
- Protein
- Aggregation
- Equilibrium
- Chloride
- Ion
- Steroid
- Gland
- Sodium
- Carbohydrate
- Balance
- Zinc
Adjective
Wiktionary
HOMEOSTASIS, noun. (physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.
HOMEOSTASIS, noun. Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.
Dictionary definition
HOMEOSTASIS, noun. (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes.
Wise words
A picture is worth a thousand words.