homeostasis

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/

Noun

(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.

Japanese Meaning

恒常性: 生体やシステムが内部環境を調整し、動的な均衡状態を維持する能力。例えば、温血動物が体温を安定させる能力などを指す。

What is this buttons?

The human body relies on homeostasis to regulate temperature, pH, and glucose levels despite external changes.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

人間の体は、外部の変化にもかかわらず、体温、pH、血糖値などを調節して内部環境の恒常性を維持する能力に依存している。

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His most important work concentrated on the complexities of chemical neurotransmission (for which Otto Loewi received a Nobel Prize in 1936) and on “homeostasis” (a term coined by Cannon in 1926), the maintenance of steady states in the body and the physiological processes through which they are regulated.

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Sense（2）

Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.

homeostases

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