homeostasis
(hō″mē-ō-stā′sĭs )
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The state of dynamic equilibrium of the internal environment of the body that is maintained by the constant processes of feedback and regulation in response to external or internal changes.
SYN: SEE: dynamic equilibrium
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homeostatic (hō″mē-ō-stat′ik )
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Homeostasis." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769856/all/homeostasis.
Homeostasis. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769856/all/homeostasis. Accessed January 21, 2026.
Homeostasis. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769856/all/homeostasis
Homeostasis [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 January 21]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769856/all/homeostasis.
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