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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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tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
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truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
amendto put right
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
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