Homeostasis

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Homeostasises
possessive: Homeostasis's
pluralpossessive: Homeostasises'

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