homoiosmotic
adjective
ho·moi·os·mot·ic
ˌhō-ˌmȯi-äz-ˈmät-ik 
: having a bodily osmotic regulating mechanism and body fluids that differ in osmotic pressure from the surrounding medium or from seawater
homoiosmotic animals include all the land and freshwater vertebrates
compare poikilosmotic
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“Homoiosmotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/homoiosmotic. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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