homeostasis
English
Alternative forms
- homoeostasis (UK)
- homœostasis (dated)
Etymology
Coined from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar, the same”) + -stasis by Walter Bradford Cannon, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “standing, state”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/, /ˌhəʊmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/
Audio (RP) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhoʊ.mi.oʊˈsteɪ.sɪs/
- Rhymes: -eɪsɪs
Noun
homeostasis (plural homeostases)
- (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.
- 2002, "Walter Bradford Cannon" in American Journal of Physiology, 92(10):1594-5, DOI 10.2105/AJPH.92.10.1594
- His most important work concentrated on the complexities of chemical neurotransmission (for which Otto Loewi received a Nobel Prize in 1936) and on “homeostasis” (a term coined by Cannon in 1926), the maintenance of steady states in the body and the physiological processes through which they are regulated.
- 2011, Professional Guide to Pathophysiology, Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, page 1:
- When homeostasis is disrupted by an external stressor - such as injury, lack of nutrients, or invasion by parasites or other organisms - illness may occur.
- 2002, "Walter Bradford Cannon" in American Journal of Physiology, 92(10):1594-5, DOI 10.2105/AJPH.92.10.1594
- Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.
Derived terms
- homeostatic
- metal homeostasis
Related terms
- stasis
Translations
ability to stabilize internal environment
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Further reading
- homeostasis at OneLook Dictionary Search
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin homoeostasis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /homeoˈstasɪs/
- Rhymes: -sɪs, -ɪs, -s
- Hyphenation: ho‧mé‧o‧sta‧sis
Noun
homéostasis (plural homeostasis-homeostasis, first-person possessive homeostasisku, second-person possessive homeostasismu, third-person possessive homeostasisnya)
- (physiology) homeostasis, homoeostasis
Further reading
- “homeostasis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Spanish
Etymology
homeo- + Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “stability”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /omeosˈtasis/ [o.me.osˈt̪a.sis]
- Rhymes: -asis
- Syllabification: ho‧me‧os‧ta‧sis
Noun
homeostasis f (plural homeostasis)
- (physiology) homeostasis
Derived terms
- homeostático
Further reading
- “homeostasis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014