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单词 allostasis
释义

allostasis

noun

al·​lo·​sta·​sis ˌa-lō-ˈstā-səs How to pronounce allostasis (audio)
: the process by which a state of internal, physiological equilibrium is maintained by an organism in response to actual or perceived environmental and psychological stressors
Therefore, allostasis is the process that keeps the organism alive and functioning, i.e. maintaining homeostasis or "maintaining stability through change" and promoting adaptation and coping, at least in the short run. Bruce S. McEwen, Neurobiology of Aging, 2002
allostatic
ˌa-lō-ˈsta-tik How to pronounce allostasis (audio)
adjective
an allostatic state
allostatic systems

Word History

Etymology

allo- + -stasis

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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