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Where does “dyshomeostasis” come from?

dyshomeostasis (English) comes from English homeostasis, from English -stasis, from English stasis, from New Latin stasis, from Ancient Greek στάσις, from Proto-Hellenic státis, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

dyshomeostasis (English): An imbalance or other breakdown of a homeostasis...

Definitions

  1. An imbalance or other breakdown of a homeostasis...

Ancestry of “dyshomeostasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomeostasisThe ability of a system or living organism to...
2English-stasisslowing down, stopping
3EnglishstasisA slackening or arrest of the blood current, due...
4New Latinstasis—
5Ancient Greekστάσιςa standing, placing, setting; party, company,...
6Proto-Hellenicstátisstanding
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
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