homeostasis
(hō″mē-ō-stā′sĭs)
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[homeo- + stasis,]
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, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769856/all/homeostatic.
Homeostasis. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769856/all/homeostatic. Accessed April 20, 2024.
Homeostasis. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769856/all/homeostatic
Homeostasis [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 April 20]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769856/all/homeostatic.
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