noun
- plural of homeostasis; the tendency of biological systems to maintain stable internal conditions despite external changes
Usage: biology; medicine
Examples
- The body maintains multiple homeostases simultaneously.
- Different organs contribute to various homeostases in the human body.
- Temperature and pH homeostases are critical for survival.
- Disrupted homeostases can lead to serious health problems.
- The study examined how stress affects cellular homeostases.
- Medical treatments aim to restore normal homeostases.