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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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consanguineousof the same blood or origin
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
vindictivedisposed to seek revenge : vengeful
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement