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Definition of
homeostasis noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
homeostasis
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌhoʊmioʊˈsteɪsəs
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
biology
)
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the process by which the body reacts to changes in order to keep conditions inside the body, for example temperature, the same
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homeostasis
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