homeostasis
/ˌhoʊmioʊˈsteɪsəs/
the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium
homeostasis in a sentence
“The body maintains homeostasis through various feedback mechanisms.”
Origin of homeostasis
Greek homoios (similar) + stasis (standing still)
Related Words
ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their environment
symbiotic
involving interaction between two different organisms living in close association
endemic
native and restricted to a certain place
indigenous
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
biodiversity
the variety of plant and animal life in an environment
biome
a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna