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What does homeostasis mean?

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Noun
  1. (physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.
  2. Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.
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Apoptosis, programmed cell death, is a physiological process required for normal development and tissue homeostasis in multicellular organisms.
This is one possible reason for the elaborate system cells have evolved to maintain cholesterol homeostasis.
Fundamental to osteopathy is the recognition of the body's inherent ability to restore homeostasis.
Heatstroke and heat exhaustion occur when the body's thermoregulatory responses are inadequate to preserve homeostasis.
He advocated its use to alter the insect life of earth in order to venture beyond the homeostasis concept to the mythical state of Gaia.
Oils act as natural balancers, or adaptogens, which will instigate reactions in the body so a state of homeostasis is achieved.

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