Last name: Franklin. This interesting old status name has its origins in the feudal system of medieval England. It derives from the Middle English frankelin, from the Anglo-Norman French franc meaning free, in the sense of liberal and generous, plus the germanic suffix ling.
homeostasis hoÂ·meÂ·oÂ·staÂ·sis (hÅ'mÄ-Å-stÄ'sÄ­s) n. The ability or tendency of an organism or a cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes. The processes used to maintain such bodily equilibrium.
An organism's ability to maintain steady internal conditions despite changes in its external environment is called biogenesis homeostasis osmosis respiration In an organism, a virus enters, and reproduces within, a(n) host cell infection interferon parasite The theory that ...