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  • 1stress — [stres] noun [uncountable] continuous feelings of worry about your work or personal life, that prevent you from relaxing: • a stress related illness (= one caused by stress ) • She s been under stress at work. • a stress management consultant …

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  • 2Stress (physics) — Stress is a measure of the average amount of force exerted per unit area. It is a measure of the intensity of the total internal forces acting within a body across imaginary internal surfaces, as a reaction to external applied forces and body… …

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  • 3take a toll — (or take its toll) : to have a serious, bad effect on someone or something : to cause harm or damage If you keep working so hard, the stress will eventually take its toll. [=your health will be harmed] often + on The stress will take its toll on… …

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  • 4take its toll — phrase to harm or damage someone or something, especially in a gradual way The recession has taken a heavy toll. take its toll on: The stress was beginning to take its toll on their marriage. Thesaurus: to have a bad effect, or to reduce a good… …

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  • 5stress — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 state of tension ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extreme, great, high, incredible, intense, severe ▪ Separation is a time of high emotional stress …

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  • 6Stress fracture — Infobox Disease Name = Stress fracture Caption = DiseasesDB = 7842 ICD10 = ICD10|M|48|4|m|45, ICD10|M|84|3|m|80 ICD9 = ICD9|733.93, ICD9|733.94, ICD9|733.95 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = radio eMedicineTopic = 783 eMedicine mult =… …

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  • 7Stress — Forces from the outside world impinging on the individual. Stress is a normal part of life that can help us learn and grow. Conversely, stress can cause us significant problems. Stress releases powerful neurochemicals and hormones that prepare us …

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  • 8stress — 01. To be free of [stress], one shouldn t get worried about small problems, and more importantly, one should realize that all problems are small. 02. Janet had to take a [stress] leave from work for a while because she was too tense and burned… …

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  • 9Stress exercise thallium scan — A method of examining the heart to obtain information about the blood supply to the heart muscle. Special cameras take a series of pictures of the heart. A radioactive substance is injected into the bloodstream and serves as a tracer. The tracer… …

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  • 10Take-home vehicle — In some countries, police cars are frequently issued as take home vehicles A take home vehicle is a vehicle issued to an employee by one s employer (such as a private corporation or government agency) that is intended to be used for the purpose… …

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