NOMBRE | state | homeostasis, homeostasia | (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes |
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Sentido | (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes. | |
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Sinónimo | homeostasia | |
Categoría | fisiología | The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
General | equilibrio | A stable situation in which forces cancel one another |
Inglés | homeostasis | |
Catalán | homeòstasi | |
Adjetivo | homeostático | related to or characterized by homeostasis |
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