homeostasis
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This system works to maintain homeostasis by balancing the body’s temperature, pain and immune response.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025
For example, whether amid summer heat or a winter freeze, our internal temperature remains steady at 37°C, thanks to a process called homeostasis.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024
"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
These functions include energy homeostasis, fat deposition, and control of starvation responses, which may be interpreted as adaptations to local environmental conditions.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
