metabolostat

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noun

An organ or system that regulates metabolism.

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Meanings

nounmetabolostat (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralrareAn organ or system that regulates metabolism.

    The liver generally acts as an exquisite metabolostat, responding to the metabolic needs of the whole organism.

    1986, André Guillouzo, Isolated and Cultured Hepatocytes, page 30
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    The liver should be regarded as the main food-processing plant. It is the metabolic stabilizer (metabolostat) for the body.

    1974, Lawrence E. Lamb, Metabolics: Putting Your Food Energy to Work
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