DICTIONARY ENTRY
5 SYLLABLES
homeostasis
/,hoʊmiə'steɪsɪs/ · hoʊmiəsteɪsɪs
Homeostasis has 5 syllables: ho · me · o · sta · sis.
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noun. (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes.
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