homeostasis
English
/ˌhɒm.i.ə(ʊ)ˈsteɪ.sɪs/, /ˌhoʊ.mi.oʊˈsteɪ.sɪs/
noun
Definitions
- (physiology) 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.
- Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (similar, like, of like kind, same, resembling, equal), στάσις (sedition, placing, state, setting, standing).
Origin
Ancient Greek
στάσις
Gloss
sedition, placing, state, setting, standing
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dyshomeostasis English
- homeo- English
- homeostasome English
- homoeomerous English
- homoi- English
- immunohomeostasis English
- neurohomeostasis English
- osmohomeostasis English
- homoeopathia Latin
- homoeus Latin
- stasis Latin
- Homöopathie German
- stase Dutch, Flemish
- μέρος Ancient Greek
- μετανάστασις Ancient Greek
- στάσιμος Ancient Greek
- στάσις Ancient Greek
- στασίαρχος Ancient Greek
- στασιάζω Ancient Greek
- στασιάρχης Ancient Greek
- ἀνόμοιος Ancient Greek
- ἵστημι Ancient Greek
- ὁμοίως Ancient Greek
- ὁμοιότροπος Ancient Greek
- ὁμοιόω Ancient Greek
- ὁμός Ancient Greek
- ὅμοιος Ancient Greek
- *sem- Proto-Indo-European
- *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- ホメオスタシス Japanese
- stase Norwegian Nynorsk
- estasi Catalan, Valencian
- στάση Greek (modern)
- όμοιος Greek (modern)
- *státis Proto-Hellenic