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Definition of: homeostasis
(hō′mē·ə·stā′sis, hom′ē-) noun
The tendency of an organism to maintain a uniform and beneficial physiological stability within and between its parts; organic equilibrium.
—ho′me·o·stat′ic (-stat′ik) adjective
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