Haemopoiesis vs Homeostasis - What's the difference?
haemopoiesis | homeostasis |
(medicine) The production of blood cells and platelets, a process which in adults takes place within the bone marrow.
(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.
* 2011 , Professional Guide to Pathophysiology , Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, page 1:
Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.
As nouns the difference between haemopoiesis and homeostasis
is that haemopoiesis is (medicine) the production of blood cells and platelets, a process which in adults takes place within the bone marrow while homeostasis is (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.haemopoiesis
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(wikipedia haemopoiesis)Noun
(-)Synonyms
*haematopoiesishomeostasis
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(wikipedia homeostasis)Alternative forms
* homoeostasis (UK) * (dated)Noun
(homeostases)- When homeostasis is disrupted by an external stressor - such as injury, lack of nutrients, or invasion by parasites or other organisms - illness may occur.