Term Name: | multicellular organismal-level water homeostasis |
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Synonyms: | body fluid osmoregulation, multicellular organismal water homeostasis |
Definition: | 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. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0050891] QuickGO AmiGO |