Etymology

homeostasis

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Ancient Greek στάσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστάσις“standing, state”
  2. English todayhomeostasis

Coined by Walter Bradford Cannon from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar, the same”) + -stasis , from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “standing, state”).

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Ancient Greekστάσις all →

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