"autoregulation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: autoregulations [plural]
Etymology: auto- + regulation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|regulation}} auto- + regulation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} autoregulation (countable and uncountable, plural autoregulations)
  1. (biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (process by which an inhibitory feedback counteracts change): autorégulation [feminine] (French), 자기조절 (jagijojeol) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-autoregulation-en-noun-kLtsC~qe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 58 42 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'process by which an inhibitory feedback counteracts change': 80 20
  2. The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-autoregulation-en-noun-Igu7OOOA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: autoregulate, autoregulative, autoregulator, autoregulatory, autovasoregulation, homeostasis

Inflected forms

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