| homeostasis definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment | 148 sets |
| 2 | tendency of a system to maintain relative stability | 41 sets |
| 3 | the maintenance of stable internal conditions | 39 sets |
| 4 | metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes | 36 sets |
| 5 | the process by which organsims keep their internal conditions reltively stable | 28 sets |
| 6 | a tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level | 23 sets |
| 7 | the maintenance of stable internal conditions despite changes in the surroundings | 23 sets |
| 8 | the ability of a living thing to keep conditions inside its body constant | 21 sets |
| 9 | equilibrium | 21 sets |
| 10 | the maintenance of stable internal conditions in spite of changes in the external environment | 19 sets |
| 11 | the maintenance of a stable internal environment | 18 sets |
| 12 | maintaining the status quo | 15 sets |
| 13 | maintenance of a stable internal environment | 15 sets |
| 14 | the process by which organisms keep their internal environment relatively stable | 14 sets |
| 15 | internal stability or "steady state" maintained by the body | 12 sets |
| 16 | the maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment | 12 sets |
| 17 | the body's tendency to keep an internal balance | 11 sets |
| 18 | the tendency for a system to remain in a state of equilibrium by resisting change | 10 sets |
| 19 | the steady, stable state that is the body's regulatory processes try to maintain | 10 sets |
| 20 | balance | 10 sets |
| 21 | the tendency for a system to remain in a state of equilibrium by resisting change. | 10 sets |
| 22 | maintenance of stable internal conditions | 9 sets |
| 23 | process by which organisms keep their internal conditions relatively stable | 9 sets |
| 24 | describes the body's ability to maintain internal stable conditions even while the outside is changing | 9 sets |
| 25 | the maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment; a constant internal state that is maintained in a changing environment by continually making adjustments to the internal and external environment | 8 sets |
| 26 | the state of equilibrium in the body with respect to various functions and chemical compositions of the fluids and tissues | 8 sets |
| 27 | the tendency of all organisms to correct imbalances and deviations from their normal state. | 8 sets |
| 28 | regulation of an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for its survival | 8 sets |
| 29 | tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; cf. homeo-: constant; ex. homeotherm | 8 sets |
| 30 | ability of a living thing to keep conditions inside its body constant | 8 sets |
| 31 | the tendency of all organisms to correct imbalances and deviations from their normal state | 8 sets |
| 32 | the steady-state physiological condition of the body | 8 sets |
| 33 | maintaining a stable internal environment | 7 sets |
| 34 | balance; stability; part of the drive-reduction theory; when individual functions effectively because drives are met | 7 sets |
| 35 | stable internal conditions | 7 sets |
| 36 | the maintenance of a constant internal environment | 7 sets |
| 37 | automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself | 7 sets |
| 38 | the process by which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment | 7 sets |
| 39 | the maintenance of stable internal conditions in an organism | 6 sets |
| 40 | the process of maintaining the cell's environment | 6 sets |
