homeostasis

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homeostasis (enc)

Noun

homeostasis - metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes

equilibrium - a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

physiological condition, physiological state - the state of the body or bodily functions

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