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.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of autoregulation¹

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