homeorrhesis

homeorrhesis
The set of processes by which imbalances and other defects in ontogeny are corrected before development is completed. SYN: ontogenic homeostasis, waddingtonian homeostasis. [homeo- + G. rheos, stream, current]

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ho·me·or·rhe·sis (ho″me-o-reґsis) [homeo- + Gr. rhein to flow] the tendency to maintain a biological process, as a growth process, along a particular pathway despite the operation of factors tending to divert it.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • homeostasis — 1. The state of equilibrium (balance between opposing pressures) in the body with respect to various functions and to the chemical compositions of the fluids and tissues. 2. The processes through which such bodily equilibrium is maintained.… …   Medical dictionary

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