dictionary help| waddingtonian homeostasis --> homeorrhesis | medical dictionary |
The set of processes by which imbalances and other defects in ontogeny are corrected before development is completed.
Synonyms: ontogenic homeostasis, waddingtonian homeostasis.
Origin: homeo-+ G. Rheos, stream, current
(05 Mar 2000)
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