different between homeostasis vs endothelin

English

Alternative forms

• homoeostasis (UK)
• homœostasis (dated)

Etymology

Coined from Ancient Greek ?????? (hómoios, “similar, the same”) +? -stasis by Walter Bradford Cannon, from Ancient Greek ?????? (stásis, “standing, state”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?m.i.?(?)?ste?.s?s/, /?h??.mi.?(?)?ste?.s?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ho?.mi.o??ste?.s?s/
• Rhymes: -e?s?s

Noun

homeostasis (plural homeostases)

1. (physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.
   • 2011, Professional Guide to Pathophysiology, Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, page 1:

     When homeostasis is disrupted by an external stressor - such as injury, lack of nutrients, or invasion by parasites or other organisms - illness may occur.

2. Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.

Derived terms

• homeostatic
• metal homeostasis

Related terms

• stasis

Translations

Further reading

• homeostasis at OneLook Dictionary Search

Spanish

Etymology

homeo- +? Ancient Greek ?????? (stásis, “stability”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /omeos?tasis/, [o.me.os?t?a.sis]
• Rhymes: -asis
• Hyphenation: ho?me?os?ta?sis

Noun

homeostasis f (plural homeostasis)

1. (physiology) homeostasis

Derived terms

• homeostático

Further reading

• “homeostasis” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From endothelium +? -in.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n.do???i?.l?n/

Noun

endothelin (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) Any of several polypeptides consisting of 21 amino acid residues that are produced in various cells and tissues, that play a role in regulating vasomotor activity, cell proliferation, and the production of hormones, and that have been implicated in the development of vascular disease.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

• “endothelin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).