h 4 o 1 m 3 e 1 o 1 s 1 t 1 a 1 s 1 i 1 s 1
11 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
originCoined from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar, the same”) + -stasis by Walter Bradford Cannon, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “standing, state”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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