Homeostasis vs Homeorhesis - What's the difference?
homeostasis | homeorhesis |
(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.
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Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.
(ecology) A dynamical system which returns to a trajectory, as opposed to a system which return to a particular state, which is termed homeostasis.
As nouns the difference between homeostasis and homeorhesis
is that homeostasis is 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 while homeorhesis is a dynamical system which returns to a trajectory, as opposed to a system which return to a particular state, which is termed homeostasis.homeostasis
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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.