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The tendency to maintain balance is called homeostasis. The concept of homeostasis was developed in 1932 by American physiologist Walter Cannon at Harvard Medical School. He used the term homeostasis—which is Greek for “similar and standing still”—to describe the body’s need to maintain a relatively constant internal environment.
