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.

Origin of autoregulation

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

Other words from autoregulation

  • au·to·reg·u·la·tive [aw-toh-reg-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv], /ˌɔ toʊˈrɛg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv/, au·to·reg·u·la·to·ry [aw-toh-reg-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˌɔ toʊˈrɛg yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
  • au·to·reg·u·la·tive·ly, adverb

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