internal milieuPending Verification
Type: concept Aliases: milieu interieurinternal environment
- Systems Analogy The clear, balanced water inside a home aquarium that keeps fish alive regardless of outside room temperature.
- Formal Definition The extracellular fluid environment and physiological equilibrium required to protect cellular vitality against external disruptions.
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Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Empirical Study Bernard C. An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine. Macmillan & Co; 1927 (Orig 1865). ↗
"The constancy of the internal milieu is the essential condition for a free and independent life."