How to Use homeostasis in a Sentence

homeostasis

noun
  • And then, of course, there is the problem of homeostasis.
    Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2021
  • To eat innings and help the group get back to homeostasis.
    Dallas News, 28 May 2022
  • Speaking of that print, the clothing is filled with it as the homeostasis of the collection.
    Essence, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Is the atmosphere and gravity of the Moon or Mars enough to help get humans back to their homeostasis?
    Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 June 2024
  • One of the main functions of the endocannabinoid system is to maintain homeostasis, or balance, in the body.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The body’s response is to lower its blood volume to restore homeostasis.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • There are no winners and losers in a real friendship; the give-and-take is part of our interpersonal homeostasis.
    Clifton Leaf, Fortune, 11 July 2018
  • In a world where time is money, the Jet Lag Remedy body treatment is a luxurious way to beat the effects of jet lag and return the body to homeostasis.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Maintain the body’s homeostasis Acupuncture is known to return your body to homeostasis.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Warmer weather leads to more sweating and a greater need for our bodies to maintain homeostasis and a healthy temperature.
    Amanda Oppenheim, baltimoresun.com, 27 June 2017
  • Adding a protein homeostasis enhancer to the cell could optimize protein yield and increase the effectiveness of the drug.
    Daniel N. Hebert, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Child might tiptoe out of kitchen, not wishing to disturb parental homeostasis, thinking, How the dishwashing tables have turned.
    Kerry Elson, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • One region of the brain involved in your response to these types of stresses is the hypothalamus, a structure deep in the brain that is involved in trying to keep the body in a stable state, known as homeostasis.
    Seena Mathew, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Stress affects the homeostasis in the body, which can cause a chemical imbalance and induce anxiety.
    Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2021
  • One of the most colorful examples is heat-shock protein in dromedary camels, which play a role in homeostasis and heat tolerance.
    Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Hormones help to insure homeostasis is maintained in our bodies.
    Essence, 29 May 2024
  • Good news – your body is already good at keeping itself in check and goes to great lengths to maintain homeostasis without the addition of alkaline water.
    USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2023
  • As a cold-blooded reptile that consumes more than half its body weight, the near-100 degree temperature is required for Matt to maintain homeostasis.
    Evan Dudley, al, 24 Sep. 2019
  • From a plant perspective, tea and cannabis both contain phytochemicals that cross the blood-brain barrier that have an impact on your mood and homeostasis.
    Jackie Bryant, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2021
  • After the year of revenge travel (and flight costs rising with a similar vengeance), tourism might be settling into relative homeostasis in 2024.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2023
  • This field is called protein homeostasis, also known as proteostasis.
    Daniel N. Hebert, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Each component contributes to the maintenance of homeostasis — also known as balance – in your body.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
  • It is thought that these cannabinoids are triggered to bind with receptors when the body is out of balance chemically, allowing homeostasis to return.
    Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Neurons in the brain strive to maintain a balance (homeostasis) between sedation and excitement.
    Anna Reisman, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2010
  • This system sends messages to receptors in various organs and systems throughout the body and helps them to maintain homeostasis, or balance.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 June 2022
  • But when our bodies aren’t allowed to return to normal, or homeostasis, that’s problematic.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The supplement promotes glucose homeostasis to keep your blood sugar levels within a narrow range.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Indeed, one of the survival traits of human beings is psychological homeostasis, or the tendency to get used to circumstances quickly, both good and bad.
    Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Unlike my other grade school teachers, who often expressed personal offense when my classmates (never me) were out of line, Ms. DeRoss strove for homeostasis in the classroom and in her own demeanor.
    Dahlia Bazzaz, The Seattle Times, 3 May 2017
  • Pupil size variation was due to active constriction by the parasympathetic pathway of the nervous system, which regulates homeostasis and the body at rest.
    Charlotte Hu, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2018

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