Stress
| Definition: |
A pathological process resulting from the reaction of the body to external forces and abnormal conditions that tend to disturb the organism's homeostasis. |
| Notes: |
includes "aggressology" (French: agressologie) & the French "agression"; stress ulcer: index under PEPTIC ULCER or specific (IM) + STRESS or STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL (IM or NIM); not for stress in lower animals, plants or microorganisms |
Stress Definitions and Terms
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