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homeorhetic

homeorhetic adjective: relating to homeorhesis.

Adjective

homeorhetic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to homeorhesis
    • Calving increases the concentration of glucagon [52 ] as part of the homeorhetic mechanisms to coordinate lactation.2015 October 10, “Alterations in Hepatic FGF21, Co-Regulated Genes, and Upstream Metabolic Genes in Response to Nutrition, Ketosis and Inflammation in Peripartal Holstein Cows”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about homeorhetic

What does homeorhetic mean?
Homeorhetic means relating to homeorhesis.
What part of speech is homeorhetic?
Homeorhetic is an adjective.

Words near homeorhetic in the dictionary

  1. homeoproforon
  2. homeoprophylaxis
  3. homeoprotein
  4. homeoproteins
  5. homeorhesis
  6. homeorhetic
  7. homeorrhesis
  8. homeoses
  9. homeosis
  10. homeostases
  11. homeostasis

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