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HOMEOSTASIS

a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group

The meaning of the word homeostasis is a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group.

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claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
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temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
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secreteto form and give off (a secretion)