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homeostenosis

homeostenosis noun: a reduction in the ability to maintain homeostasis.

Noun

homeostenosis (uncountable)

  1. A reduction in the ability to maintain homeostasis

Origin of homeostenosis

From homeo- + stenosis.

Questions about homeostenosis

What does homeostenosis mean?
Homeostenosis means a reduction in the ability to maintain homeostasis.
What part of speech is homeostenosis?
Homeostenosis is a noun.

Words near homeostenosis in the dictionary

  1. homeostatics
  2. homeostatization
  3. homeostatizations
  4. homeostatize
  5. homeostats
  6. homeostenosis
  7. homeostenotic
  8. homeosynaptic
  9. homeoteleuta
  10. homeoteleuton
  11. homeoteleutons

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