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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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appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
contagiona contagious disease
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
transpireto take place : go on
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent