homeostasis
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- homoeostasis (UK)
- homœostasis (dated)
Etymology edit
Coined from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar, the same”) + -stasis by Walter Bradford Cannon, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “standing, state”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/, /ˌhəʊmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/
Audio (RP) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhoʊ.mi.oʊˈsteɪ.sɪs/
- Rhymes: -eɪsɪs
Noun edit
homeostasis (countable and uncountable, 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 edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
ability to stabilize internal environment
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Further reading edit
- “homeostasis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin homoeostasis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
homéostasis (plural homeostasis-homeostasis, first-person possessive homeostasisku, second-person possessive homeostasismu, third-person possessive homeostasisnya)
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
From homeo- + Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “stability”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
homeostasis f (plural homeostasis)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “homeostasis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014