homeostasis
/ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/US/ˌhoʊ.mi.oʊˈsteɪ.sɪs/
homeostasis noun: 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.
Noun
homeostasis (countable and uncountable, plural homeostases)
- 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.
- His most important work concentrated on the complexities of chemical neurotransmission (for which Otto Loewi received a Nobel Prize in 1936) and on “homeostasis” (a term coined by Cannon in 1926), the maintenance of steady states in the body and the physiological processes through which they are...2002, "Walter Bradford Cannon" in American Journal of Physiology, 92(10):1594-5, DOI 10.2105/AJPH.92.10.1594
- When homeostasis is disrupted by an external stressor - such as injury, lack of nutrients, or invasion by parasites or other organisms - illness may occur.2011, Professional Guide to Pathophysiology, Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, page 1
- Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.
homeostasis meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
homeostasis in Tamil
- ஆளுமையைப் பாதிக்காது பேணும் தன்மை, சீரான உடல் நிலை, ஏகநிலைமை, ஒத்தவொடுக்கம், சமநிலை இயக்கம், நீர்ச்சம நிலை
homeostasis in Bengali
- জলের ভারসাম্য
homeostasis in Telugu
- ability to stabilize internal environment
- శారీరక సమతుల్యం śārīraka samatulyaṁ
homeostasis in Malayalam
- ആന്തരിക സമസ്ഥിതി
More languagesFewer languages
- homeostasis in Arabic
- تَجَانُس tajānus
- homeostasis in Indonesian
- homeostasis
- homeostasis in Persian
- همایستایی ham-istâyi
- homeostasis in Vietnamese
- cân bằng nội môi, hằng tính nội môi
Examples of homeostasis in a sentence
- They occur before nutrient absorption and are hypothesized to be important for satiation and glucose homeostasis.
- This system mainly regulates the blood pressure and maintains hydromineral homeostasis.
- Therefore, regarding life as defined the concept of homeostasis is only applicable in a relative sense.
Forms of homeostasis
| plural | homeostases |
|---|---|
| alternative form | homoeostasis |
| alternative form | homœostasis |
Origin of homeostasis
Coined from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar, the same”) + -stasis by Walter Bradford Cannon, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “standing, state”).
Words formed from homeostasis
Words that rhyme with homeostasis
Questions about homeostasis
- What does homeostasis mean?
- Homeostasis means 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.
- What is homeostasis in Tamil?
- Homeostasis in Tamil is ஆளுமையைப் பாதிக்காது பேணும் தன்மை, சீரான உடல் நிலை, ஏகநிலைமை. See Homeostasis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is homeostasis?
- Homeostasis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce homeostasis?
- Homeostasis is pronounced /ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of homeostasis?
- The plural of homeostasis is homeostases.
Words near homeostasis in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: homeostasis (page history and authors); homeostasis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); homeostasis (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); homeostasis (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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