— autoregulative /aw'toh reg"yeuh lay'tiv, -leuh tiv/ , autoregulatory /aw'toh reg"yeuh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj. — autoregulatively , adv.
/aw'toh reg'yeuh lay"sheuhn/ , n.
the continual automatic adjustment or self-regulation of a biochemical, physiological, or ecological system to maintain a stable state.
[ 1965-70; AUTO- 1 + REGULATION ]