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homeostasis

[hoh-mee-uh-stey-sis] / ˌhoʊ mi əˈsteɪ sɪs /
NOUN
tendency to maintain internal stability
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The study, published in Science, focused on how aging disrupts "proteostasis," or protein homeostasis.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

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

"This neuro-immune-endocrine cooperation synergistically promotes increased production of renin to maintain blood pressure homeostasis, but, on the other hand, severe arteriolar hypertrophy reduces the blood filtration function of the kidney."

From Science Daily Nov. 21, 2024

On the board, he’d written the definition of homeostasis, but I hadn’t paid much attention beyond that.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller



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