homeorrhesis

ho·me·or·rhe·sis

(hō'mē-ō-rē'sis), The set of processes by which imbalances and other defects in ontogeny are corrected before development is completed. Synonym(s): ontogenic homeostasis, waddingtonian homeostasis [homeo- + G. rheos, stream, current]

Waddington,

Conrad, English embryologist and geneticist, 1905-1975. waddingtonian homeostasis - Synonym(s): homeorrhesis