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    homeostasis

    homeostasis - Dictionary definition and meaning for word homeostasis

    Definition
    (noun) (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
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split it as homeo+status...i.e if you take homeo medicine then your status will be stable or the body system will maintain relative stability.

homeo sounds like homo = equal, stasis sounds like status, equal + status = stability

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