HOMEOSTASIS


Meaning of HOMEOSTASIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhō-mē-ō-ˈstā-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1926

: a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group

• ho·meo·stat·ic -ˈsta-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.