Homeostasis vs Osmoregulation - What's the difference?
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(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.
The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a constant water content
As nouns the difference between homeostasis and osmoregulation
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 osmoregulation is the homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a constant water content.homeostasis
English
(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.