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steady state medical definition
noun
- A state obtained in moderate muscular exercise when the removal of lactic acid by oxidation keeps pace with its production.
- A condition in which the formation of substances keeps pace with their destruction so that all volumes, concentrations, pressures, and flows remain constant.
- A stable condition that does not change over time or in which change in one direction is continually balanced by change in another.
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