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.
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