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autoregulation

[ aw-toh-reg-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the continual automatic adjustment or self-regulation of a biochemical, physiological, or ecological system to maintain a stable state.

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Other Words From

  • au·to·reg·u·la·tive [aw-toh-, reg, -y, uh, -ley-tiv, -l, uh, -tiv], au·to·reg·u·la·to·ry [aw-toh-, reg, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • auto·regu·lative·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of autoregulation1

First recorded in 1965–70; auto- 1 + regulation

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