An organism's maintenance of a constant (unchanging) internal environment; metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological processes that operate via the nervous system to offset disrupting changes in temperature, blood sugar, etc.

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1. An organism's maintenance of a constant (unchanging) internal environment; metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological processes that operate via the nervous system to offset disrupting changes in temperature, blood sugar, etc.
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