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1) negative feedback. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Feedback that reduces the output of a system, such as the action of heat on a thermostat to limit the output of a furnace or the accumulation of toxic waste products...

2) degeneration. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...a species. 5. Electronics Loss of or gain in power in an amplifier caused by unintentional negative feedback....

3) adrenocorticotropic hormone. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...ACTH secretion is an excellent example of the regulation of a biological system by a negative-feedback mechanism; high levels of adrenocortical steroids in the blood...

4) cortisol. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...cortisol is the major regulator of ACTH production in the pituitary gland; it acts by negative feedback inhibition, i.e., a rise in the level of cortisol in the blood...

5) gonadotropic hormone. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...hormones. The hormones FSH and LH inhibit the amount of Gn-RH released by a mechanism called "negative feedback." In the female, FSH causes an increase in the weight...

6) 8165. Brazelton, T. Berry. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...mastery, new energy, growth, and feedback for future achievement. These stages can also be seen in adults coping with new life events, whether positive or negative....

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