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homeostasiaa

Homeostasiaa is a term that appears in a limited range of sources but is not widely recognized as a distinct concept in mainstream biology or medicine. In most scientific writing, the stable internal regulation described by the related term homeostasis is the standard concept, and homeostasiaa is typically treated as a misspelling or nonstandard variant of that idea.

When used, homeostasiaa is generally intended to refer to the process by which living organisms maintain a

Etymologically, homeostasis derives from Greek roots meaning similar standing still. The variant spelling homeostasiaa may reflect

See also: homeostasis, negative feedback, regulation, physiology.

relatively
constant
internal
environment
despite
changes
in
the
external
environment.
This
regulation
involves
sensors
that
monitor
internal
conditions,
control
centers
that
interpret
signals,
and
effectors
that
enact
responses
to
restore
balance.
The
concept
is
central
to
physiology
and
is
expressed
through
many
negative
feedback
mechanisms
that
keep
parameters
such
as
body
temperature,
fluid
balance,
pH,
electrolyte
levels,
and
energy
substrates
within
narrow
ranges.
transliteration,
regional
spelling
differences,
or
typographical
error,
and
it
is
not
standard
in
English-language
scientific
literature.
In
some
non-scientific
contexts
or
fiction,
the
term
may
be
used
loosely
to
describe
self-regulating
systems,
ecosystems,
or
imagined
technologies,
but
such
uses
are
not
part
of
established
biomedical
terminology.