autoregulation

See also: autorégulation

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ regulation.

Noun

autoregulation (countable and uncountable, plural autoregulations)

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

Derived terms

• dysautoregulation

 

Related terms

• autoregulate
• autoregulative
• autoregulator
• autoregulatory
• autovasoregulation

Translations

process by which an inhibitory feedback counteracts change

• French: autorégulation (fr) f
• Korean: 자기조절 (jagijojeol)
• Polish: autoregulacja f
• Spanish: autorregulación (es) f

See also

• homeostasis