In middle school, I learned a fascinating new word: homeostasis.
Homeostasis, pronounced with an inexplicable “eh” in the middle of the word, was defined as the proper balance of everything an organism needs to function properly. It was almost exclusively used in the phrase “maintains homeostasis,” which was one of the qualifying factors that defined lif…
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