Adaptogens are used in herbal medicine for the purported stabilization of physiological processes and promotion of homeostasis.
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Homeostasis
/ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/
Synonyms for "homeostasis" (52 found)
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Noun(7 words)
ecosystem dynamic balanceequilibriumequilibrium conditionshomeostatic balancehomeostatic maintenanceinternal balanceorganism maintenance
Determiner(1 words)
most biological maintenance
Adjective(1 words)
neural regulations
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Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
physiological regulation
reliabilityrootednesssang-froidsecurenesssecuritysoliditysoundnessstabilitystable equilibriumstable statesteadfastnesssteadinesssteady nervessteady statesubstantialityundeflectabilityuniformityunshakable nervesunshakableness
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5 entriesendocrine regulationglucose regulationneural regulationpH regulationtemperature regulation
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6 entriesblood glucose homeostasisdisruption of homeostasishomeostatic mechanismmaintain homeostasispH homeostasisregulate homeostasis
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His most important work concentrated on the complexities of chemical neurotransmission (for which Otto Loewi received a Nobel Prize in 1936) and on “homeostasis” (a term coined by Cannon in 1926), the maintenance of steady states in the body and the physiological processes through which they are regulated.
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When homeostasis is disrupted by an external stressor - such as injury, lack of nutrients, or invasion by parasites or other organisms - illness may occur.
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