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From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos) + στάσις (stásis).

Noun

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allostasis (uncountable)

  1. The process of achieving stability, or homeostasis, in the body, through physiological or behavioral change.
    • 2009 August 18, Natalie Angier, “Brain Is a Co-Conspirator in a Vicious Stress Loop”, in New York Times[1]:
      This system of so-called allostasis, of maintaining control through constant change, stands in contrast to the mechanisms of homeostasis that keep the pH level and oxygen concentration in the blood within a narrow and invariant range.
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