autoregulation

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure.

Synonyms

self-adjustment

automatic regulation

automatic governing

Translations

Etymology

From auto- + regulation.

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