What it means
The beginning of words that describe sameness. Homeo- and home/o, from the same root, mean similar or unchanging: homeostasishoh-mee-oh-STAY-sisThe body's way of keeping its inside conditions, such as temperature, fluids and blood sugar, steady.home/o same-stasis standing still, staying the sameFull entry is the body keeping its inside conditions steady. Homozygous means having two identical copies of a gene, and homogeneous means the same all through. The opposite is hetero-, different.
Related terms
hypo-
A word beginning that means under, below or less than normal.
homeostasis
The body's way of keeping its inside conditions, such as temperature, fluids and blood sugar, steady.
hyper-
A word beginning that means above, over or more than normal.