homeorhesis

English

Alternative forms

• homeorrhesis

Etymology

From homeo- +‎ Ancient Greek ῥεῦσις (rheûsis, “flow”), the dropped u probably resulting from analogy with ῥέω (rhéō) or its derivatives.

Noun

homeorhesis (uncountable)

1. (ecology) A dynamical system which returns to a trajectory, as opposed to a system which returns to a particular state, which is termed homeostasis

Related terms

• homeorhetic