multicellular organismal-level water homeostasis

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Namemulticellular organismal-level water homeostasis
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Biological process

Exact synonym

multicellular organismal water homeostasis

Description

A chemical homeostatic process involved in the maintenance of a steady state level of water within extracellular body fluids, such as blood, xylem or phloem, of a multicellular organism. This is distinct from maintenance of cellular homeostasis, which occurs within a cell.

Related synonym

body fluid osmoregulation

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