- homoeostatic
- homeostatˈic or homoeostatˈic adjective• • •Main Entry: ↑homeo-
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homeostasis — (= homoeostasis) The tendency towards a relatively constant state. A variety of homoeostatic mechanisms operate to keep the properties of the internal environment of organisms within fairly well defined limits … Dictionary of molecular biology
homéostat — [ ɔmeɔsta ] n. m. • 1953; de homéo et stat ♦ Sc. Appareil complexe, qui règle lui même son fonctionnement d après un équilibre préalablement fixé. ● homéostat nom masculin Appareil construit dans les années 1950 par W. R. Ashby, qui prétendait… … Encyclopédie Universelle
homoeologous — ho·moe·ol·og·ous .hō mē äl ə gəs, .häm ē adj of similar genetic constitution used of chromosomes believed to have been completely homologous in an ancestral form ho·moeo·logue or ho·moeo·log hō mē ə .lȯg, häm ē , .läg n Each boldface word in the … Medical dictionary
homoeostasis — n. (US homeostasis) (pl. stases) the tendency towards a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, esp. as maintained by physiological processes. Derivatives: homoeostatic adj. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk homoios like + STASIS … Useful english dictionary
