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homeostasis

[hoh-mee-uh-stey-sis] / ˌhoʊ mi əˈsteɪ sɪs /
NOUN
tendency to maintain internal stability
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Endocannabinoids are compounds that the body produces on demand to help maintain internal stability and balance, known as homeostasis.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2025

This system works to maintain homeostasis by balancing the body’s temperature, pain and immune response.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

The study, "Bioresorbable shape-adaptive structures for ultrasonic monitoring of deep-tissue homeostasis," was supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Cancer Institute and the Querrey-Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

"The discovery that these diPUFA lipids are important drivers of ferroptosis deepens our understanding of this form of cell death, and these lipids' role in controlling a cell's homeostasis in general," Stockwell said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

It is evidently designed for the homeostasis of the earth.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas



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