Term: homeostasis: (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
Broader: equilibrium: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | Unrelated: wretch: performs some wicked deed
Broader: equilibrium: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | Unrelated: cannikin: a wooden bucket
Broader: equilibrium: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | Unrelated: meningeal artery: any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures
Broader: equilibrium: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | Unrelated: spider: a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine
Broader: equilibrium: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | Unrelated: shamelessness: behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
Broader: equilibrium: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | Unrelated: grape louse: destructive to various grape plants
Broader: equilibrium: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | Unrelated: macropodidae: kangaroos; wallabies
Broader: equilibrium: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | Unrelated: gauze: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
Broader: equilibrium: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | Unrelated: peachick: a young peafowl
Broader: equilibrium: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | Unrelated: fibrous tissue: tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants