ho|me|o|sta|sis

ho|me|o|sta|sis
ho|me|o|sta|sis «HOH mee uh STAY sihs, HOM ee-», noun.
Physiology. the tendency of an organism to maintain internal equilibrium, as of temperature and fluid content, by the regulation of its bodily processes.
[< Greek hómoios like + stásis position]

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  • sta — sta·tant; sta·ter; sta·tion·al; sta·tion·ar·i·ly; sta·tion·ar·i·ness; sta·tion·ary; sta·tio·ner; sta·tio·nery; sta·tion·man; sta·tis·ti·cal; sta·tis·ti·cism; sta·tis·tics; sta·tive; sta·tus; cho·le·sta·sis; con·sta·tive; gang·sta;… …   English syllables

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