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The homeostasis of a family or system is a statement of what fit defined the family or system. It is not a statement that the fit was healthy or functional or good or positive. Homeostasis, conceptually, is neutral.
Definition of Homeostasis. Homeostasis is a key concept in understanding how our body works. It means keeping things constant and comes from two Greek words: 'homeo,' meaning 'similar,' and 'stasis,' meaning 'stable.' A more formal definition of homeostasis is a characteristic of a system that regulates its internal environment and tends to maintain a stable, relatively constant, condition of properties. Homeostasis is happening constantly in our bodies.