homeostatic
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌhoʊmioʊˈstætɪk/
Adjective
homeostatic (not comparable)
- (biology, physiology) Of or pertaining to homeostasis.
- Multicellular organisms require a homeostatic internal environment in order to live.
- 1992, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow, Rider, published 2002, →ISBN, page 46:
- Sleep, rest, food and sex provide restorative homeostatic experiences that return consciousness to order after the needs of the body intrude and cause psychic entropy to occur.
Translations
of or pertaining to homeostasis
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French homéostatique. Equivalent to homeo- + -static.
Adjective
homeostatic m or n (feminine singular homeostatică, masculine plural homeostatici, feminine and neuter plural homeostatice)
Declension
Declension of homeostatic
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| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | homeostatic | homeostatică | homeostatici | homeostatice | ||
| definite | homeostaticul | homeostatica | homeostaticii | homeostaticele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | homeostatic | homeostatice | homeostatici | homeostatice | ||
| definite | homeostaticului | homeostaticei | homeostaticilor | homeostaticelor | |||
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